Waterways Hotel
The Waterways Hotel is a former hotel at the Waterways development in Sallins, Co. Kildare, used by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) as accommodation for people seeking international protection. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has stated the property operates under an agreement with the building's owners, Tetrarch Capital, with capacity capped at a maximum of 112 people across 56 double and twin rooms, accommodating couples and single adult females (the Department stated no single adult males would be placed there). IPAS published a Q2 2025 inspection report for the centre in its County Kildare 2025 inspection collection.
Capacity
112
people (reported)
Per night
€84
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€3.4m
estimated
Background
The site is at Sallins, Co. Kildare. Irish international protection accommodation is provided through IPAS (the International Protection Accommodation Service), under the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. For how the system works and what it costs, open the cost panel on the interactive map with Ireland selected.
Incidents & reporting
Only events reported by named outlets and explicitly tied to this site are listed. Charges are allegations, not convictions — the presumption of innocence applies.
- Sep 2023Peaceful protest
Peaceful protest in Sallins over the Waterways
According to KFM (Kildare FM), a protest took place in Sallins on 21 September 2023 over the potential arrival of people seeking international protection at the then-unused Waterways Hotel. KFM reported that between 80 and 100 people attended and that the demonstration passed off peacefully.
KFM (Kildare FM) · source
Cost
Irish IPAS accommodation is funded by the State. At a blended benchmark of about €84 per person per night (the 2024 whole-system average reported by RTÉ), the 112 people reported here imply roughly €3.4m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — over 90% of IPAS accommodation is commercially provided and emergency rates run far above State-owned centres.
Sources
gov.ie — IPAS County Kildare 2025 Inspection Reports · 2025. View source
Coordinates geocoded from the published address/town via OpenStreetMap; status reflects the cited reporting and may have changed since.