asked the Minister for Justice if he will state (1) the total number of registered aliens resident in the Irish Free State on 1st, March, 1937; (2) the countries of which such aliens were originally nationals; and (3) what percentage of such registered aliens were in remunerative occupation in the Irish Free State on the date mentioned.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Aliens in Free State.
The information asked for will be published in the form of a tabular statement in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
(1) 7,990.
(2) :—
|
Nationality. |
Number. |
|
American |
6,342 |
|
Russian |
465 |
|
Italian |
238 |
|
German |
160 |
|
French |
144 |
|
Czecho-Slovakian |
121 |
|
Dutch |
98 |
|
Belgian |
85 |
|
Polish |
68 |
|
Austrian |
59 |
|
Swiss |
59 |
|
Lithuanian |
27 |
|
Danish |
20 |
|
Latvian |
17 |
|
Spanish |
16 |
|
Argentinian |
14 |
|
Roumanian |
13 |
|
Luxembourg |
7 |
|
Hungarian |
4 |
|
Greek |
3 |
|
Jugo-Slavian |
3 |
|
Siamese |
3 |
|
Norwegian |
2 |
|
Swedish |
2 |
|
Portuguese |
2 |
|
Estonian |
2 |
|
Egyptian |
2 |
|
Mexican |
2 |
|
Turkish |
2 |
|
Palestinian |
2 |
|
Armenian |
1 |
|
Brazilian |
1 |
|
Chinese |
1 |
|
Colombian |
1 |
|
Ecuador |
1 |
|
Japanese |
1 |
|
Dominican |
1 |
|
Stateless |
1 |
(3) 59 per cent. (approximately) of aliens other than those shown as American citizens.
A large number of persons registered as aliens were resident in Saorstát Eireann for many years before the 6th December, 1922, and are probably citizens by virtue of Article 3 of the Constitution. Persons registered as American citizens are nearly all of Irish birth or parentage and it is likely that most of them are citizens by virtue of Article 3 of the Constitution or sub-section (4) (a) of Section 2 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1935. It is not possible, however, to determine the number who are citizens.
Full records are not available of persons registered as American citizens who are in remunerative occupation.
Many aliens who have been resident in Saorstát Eireann since 1920 have lost their original nationalities. This observation applies particularly to those registered as Russians, many of whom lost their nationality as a result of the Russian revolution.