Denis Naughten
Question:975 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of asylum seekers entering the country annually in each of the past five years. [30853/08]
View answerWednesday, 24 September 2008
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The number of asylum applications received by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner in each of the past five years and to the end of August in 2008 is set out in the table below.
|
Year |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 (31/8) |
|
No. of asylum applications received |
7,900 |
4,766 |
4,323 |
4,314 |
3,985 |
2,525 |