Posted on 11/29/2023 12:37:33 PM PST by Olog-hai
The number of people seeking international protection in Ireland accounted for 1.3% of the EU total last year, according to research by the European Migration Network (EMN) Ireland.
More than 13,600 applications for international protection were made last year, a 415% increase from 2021 and a 186% increase from 2019.
The EMN is an EU network that works within the ESRI to conduct research on migration and international protection. […]
A total of 141,600 people arrived in Ireland in the year leading up to April 2023, which represented a 31% increase from the year to April 2022.
CSO emigration figures also increased, with 64,000 individuals leaving Ireland during the same period, marking a 14% increase from the previous year. […]
The top countries of origin among applicants were Georgia (20%), Algeria (13%), Somalia (12%), Nigeria (8%), Zimbabwe (7%) and Afghanistan (6%).
The EMN found that Georgia, a designated safe country of origin in Irish law, accounted for the highest number of applicants (19.9%).
It said that by November 2022, more than 25% of applications came from countries designated as “safe countries of origin”. …
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