Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013
549. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number and percentage of persons on the live register who are non-Irish citizens; the number and percentage of persons on the live register who are EU migrants; if she will provide, in tabular form, the number and percentage of non-Irish citizens on the live register by country of origin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46677/13]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is contained in the attached tabular statement based on the nationality of Live Register claimants.
EU Nationals on the live register at 31 October 2013
|
Country |
Number |
Percentage of Live Register |
|
United Kingdom |
10,997 |
2.77% |
|
England |
3,222 |
0.81% |
|
Scotland |
431 |
0.11% |
|
Northern Ireland |
404 |
0.10% |
|
Wales |
91 |
0.02% |
|
Poland |
19,163 |
4.83% |
|
Lithuania |
7,015 |
1.77% |
|
Latvia |
3,737 |
0.94% |
|
Romania |
2,512 |
0.63% |
|
Slovakia |
1,870 |
0.47% |
|
Czech Republic |
1,063 |
0.27% |
|
Germany |
685 |
0.17% |
|
Hungary |
1,040 |
0.26% |
|
Spain |
588 |
0.15% |
|
Italy |
553 |
0.14% |
|
France |
540 |
0.14% |
|
Estonia |
421 |
0.11% |
|
Portugal |
416 |
0.10% |
|
Netherlands |
303 |
0.08% |
|
Bulgaria |
287 |
0.07% |
|
Croatia |
116 |
0.03% |
|
Sweden |
92 |
0.02% |
|
Belgium |
89 |
0.02% |
|
Austria |
71 |
0.02% |
|
Greece |
55 |
0.01% |
|
Denmark |
47 |
0.01% |
|
Finland |
45 |
0.01% |
|
Malta |
28 |
0.01% |
|
Slovenia |
17 |
0.00% |
|
Cyprus |
6 |
0.00% |
|
Luxembourg |
6 |
0.00% |
|
Non-EU Nationals on the live register at 31 October 2013Country |
Number |
Percentage of Live Register |
|
Nigeria |
2,554 |
0.64% |
|
Congo |
589 |
0.14% |
|
USA |
573 |
0.14% |
|
Ukraine |
442 |
0.11% |
|
South Africa |
420 |
0.11% |
|
Pakistan |
388 |
0.10% |
|
Philippines |
376 |
0.09% |
|
Somalia |
365 |
0.09% |
|
Brazil |
348 |
0.09% |
|
Moldova |
312 |
0.08% |
|
Russia |
299 |
0.08% |
|
Algeria |
249 |
0.06% |
|
India |
221 |
0.06% |
|
Sudan |
215 |
0.05% |
|
Ghana |
202 |
0.05% |
|
China |
197 |
0.05% |
|
Bangladesh |
195 |
0.05% |
|
Iraq |
195 |
0.05% |
|
Angola |
188 |
0.05% |
|
Iran |
173 |
0.04% |
|
Zimbabwe |
165 |
0.04% |
|
Cameroon |
152 |
0.04% |
|
Turkey |
133 |
0.03% |
|
Afghanistan |
128 |
0.03% |
|
Albania |
126 |
0.03% |
|
Belarus |
114 |
0.03% |
|
Georgia |
107 |
0.03% |
|
Australia |
99 |
0.02% |
|
Thailand |
92 |
0.02% |
|
Egypt |
89 |
0.02% |
|
Canada |
87 |
0.02% |
|
Malaysia |
79 |
0.02% |
|
Kosovo |
69 |
0.02% |
|
Kenya |
68 |
0.02% |
|
Other |
1,618 |
0.41% |
