asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will state in respect of each foreign country for which the figures are known the number of Irish citizens resident there.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Irish Citizens Abroad.
13.
As registration by Irish citizens at our offices abroad is not compulsory I have no precise information on the matter. However, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report a tabular statement showing the estimated number of Irish citizens in the countries listed therein.
Following is the statement:
|
Country |
Estimated Number of Citizens |
|
|
Argentina |
100 |
|
|
Australia |
55,176 |
(see notes) |
|
Austria |
100 |
|
|
Belgium |
200 |
|
|
Britain |
1,000,000 |
(see notes) |
|
Canada |
See notes |
|
|
Denmark |
112 |
|
|
Finland |
2 |
|
|
France |
1,104 |
(see notes) |
|
Germany |
604 |
(see notes) |
|
Guyana |
60 |
|
|
Hong Kong |
180 |
|
|
Italy |
792 |
|
|
India |
666 |
|
|
Iceland |
7 |
|
|
Lebanon |
20 |
|
|
Malaysia |
178 |
|
|
Netherlands |
450 |
|
|
Nigeria |
850 |
|
|
Norway |
127 |
|
|
Peru |
100 |
|
|
Portugal |
159 |
|
|
Sweden |
17 |
|
|
Spain |
670 |
|
|
Switzerland |
200 |
|
|
Tanzania |
120 |
|
|
United States of America |
See notes |
NOTES:
1. Except in the cases listed at 2-7 below the figures are based on estimates furnished by Irish diplomatic missions and consular offices in the countries concerned.
2. Australia: 1966 Australian Census. Number of persons born in Ireland.
3. Britain: According to the 1966 British Census the number of persons born in Ireland resident in England, Scotland and Wales was 948,320.
4. Canada: No figure of Irish citizens available. According to the 1961 Canadian Census the number of persons who consider themselves Irish by ethnic origin was 1,753,000.
5. France: French Census of Population. Number of Irish citizens.
6. Federal Republic of Germany: The number of Irish citizens legally employed in the Federal Republic of Germany on 25 June, 1970. Does not include wives and other dependants and Irish women married to German citizens.
7. United States of America: No figure of Irish citizens available. A survey carried out in 1969 by the United States Bureau of Census showed the number of Irish birth or claiming Irish descent at 13,282,000.
14.
asked the Minister for External Affairs the number of persons in each of the last five years who received advances from the fund for the repatriation and maintenance of destitute Irish persons abroad.
As the information is in the nature of a tabular statement, I propose with your permission, a Cheann Chomhairle, to have it circulated in the Official Report.
ADVANCES in respect of Repatriation and Maintenance of Irish Persons abroad (1966-1971).
|
Year |
Number of Cases |
|
1966-67 |
162 |
|
1967-68 |
317 |
|
1968-69 |
315 |
|
1969-70 |
332 |
|
1970-71 |
421 (Estimated) |
15.
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish citizens evacuated from East Bengal this year; and the number of such persons who received advances from his Department towards the cost of repatriation or for any other purpose.
Before the outbreak of the fighting in East Pakistan arrangements were made with the British authorities for the inclusion in their evacuation plans of any Irish citizens who wished to leave the area. A guarantee was given that the Government would underwrite the costs involved. To date I have received particulars of six Irish citizens who were evacuated from Dacca but full particulars of all those evacuated and their nationality are not yet available.