The figures show that Kerry readmits by far the largest number of Ukrainians, despite being the ninth most populous province in the Republic.
There are 6,195 people who have fled the war in Russia, which is double the number in other provinces with a large number of Ukrainians.
It reflects the large amount of tourist accommodation in Kerry, but is offset by relatively fewer settlements of people – 893 – seeking international protection (IP).
The top three county areas hosting Ukrainian refugees are Kerry (6,195), Donegal (3,956) and Cork County (3,018), while the lowest are Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (284), Monaghan (313) and Longford (320).
For applicants for international protection, three local government areas in Dublin top the list – Dublin City Council (3,802), followed by South Dublin (3,569) and Fingal (2,591) – while Leitrim (104), Longford (136) and Kilkenny ( 137) are at the bottom. ).
When both categories of people are combined, Kerry (7,088), South Dublin (6,062) and Donegal (5,869) are at the top of the list, while Longford (456), Roscommon (732) and Kilkenny (885) are at the bottom of the list.
The new figures come from Minister of Integration Roderic O'Gorman. It is important to note that they only show Ukrainians staying in housing on behalf of his department, and asylum seekers housed by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS).
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There are no figures for the unhoused and homeless, or for those involved in housing donated by individuals, nor for those who may be renting or otherwise invisible in the statistics.
The figures for each area show wide variations, and come after accusations from politicians in some provinces of an uneven distribution of migrant arrivals.
However, the government says it is handling international arrivals on a national basis, not by province.
More than 106,000 Ukrainian refugees came here after the outbreak of conflict in Ukraine in February 2022, but thousands have since returned home, while others have found work and rented their homes.
Current statistics therefore show that there are 48,305 people from Ukraine living in state-paid housing, a figure that could fall further if expected changes in prosperity materialize.
However, the number of international protection (IP) applicants in state-funded housing has reached 29,283.
And IP settlements by individuals appear to be the most contentious, as there is a higher proportion of single men.
The figures show that Galway, Louth, Mayo and Wicklow have a striking number of IP applicants compared to the population of the county indicated by the census.
Leitrim has only 31,000 inhabitants, but also has almost 1,000 Ukrainians and IP applicants combined.
“These figures clearly show that there is still a significant regional imbalance in the distribution of immigrants across the country,” said Peadar Tóibín TD, leader of the Aontú party, who requested the latest data. “The government has located many more immigrants per capita in the western provinces than in the east.
“Kerry has achieved four times the national average of Ukrainians per capita, and Donegal two and a half times.”
Mr Tóibín said there was a stark contrast “with one of the most prosperous local authorities in the country, Dún Laoghaire. “Kerry has taken 33 times as much from Ukraine as it has from that part of the city, and from Donegal almost twenty times.”
The system must be fair and the challenge must be addressed equally, Mr Tóibín said.
“We need a strict system based on compassion and common sense, but the latter is completely missing from the government's approach,” he said.
“It's not about engaging communities, which leads to an information vacuum that is a petri dish for rumors. The government's inability affects confidence. It must get a grip on the situation.”
Tánaiste Micheál Martin promised his party last week that there would now be a national Covid-style response to the issue.