Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 February 2022
566. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of international protection applicants who have been issued a final negative decision from the Ministerial decisions unit as per section 47(5) of the International Protection Act 2015 in each of the years 2016 to 2021. [7567/22]
View answerThe table below sets out the statistics sought by the Deputy in each of the years requested.
|
Year Decision Made |
No. of People in Receipt of a Ministerial Decision to Refuse International Protection* |
|
2016 |
2,029 |
|
2017 |
394 |
|
2018 |
537 |
|
2019 |
1,679 |
|
2020 |
936 |
|
2021 |
971 |
|
TOTAL |
6,546 |
*Figures relate to the year in which the decisions were made and not to the year in which the applications were made.
