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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2022

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Questions (460)

Mattie McGrath

Question:

460. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the numbers of Ukrainian refugees and numbers of persons seeking international protection that each European Union Member State has received to date in 2022; the numbers per capita; the reason that Ireland has received a much higher number per capita; the specific EU legislation which states that Ireland cannot cap numbers being received; the specific obligations placed on Ireland as a result of Ireland’s EU membership; if the pressures on the Irish system have been relayed to Ireland’s European partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55207/22]

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Up to date statistics on Ukrainian refugees and persons seeking international protection are a matter for individual EU Member States.

Statistics in relation to the numbers of Ukrainian refugees and numbers of persons seeking international protection that each European Union Member State has received to date in 2022 and the numbers per capita are tracked by the European Union Agency for Asylum and are provided in the attached table.

Policy matters relating to international and temporary protection in Ireland fall under the remit of the Department of Justice. I would refer the Deputy to my colleague the Minister for Justice for further detail on international protection obligations and the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive with respect to Ukrainian refugees.

Temporary Protection Applications (YTD - exact dates differ for each country and can be found at source date)**

International Protection Applications (January to September 2022)***

Country

Population*

Count

As a proportion of population

Count

As a proportion of population

Austria

8,932,664

85,415

1.0%

56,130

0.63%

Belgium

11,554,767

57,830

0.5%

26,545

0.23%

Bulgaria

6,916,548

144,018

2.1%

14,370

0.21%

Croatia

4,036,355

18,990

0.5%

4,020

0.10%

Cyprus

896,007

17,888

2.0%

14,075

1.57%

Czechia

10,701,777

455,539

4.3%

995

0.01%

Denmark

5,840,045

34,698

0.6%

3,820

0.07%

Estonia

1,330,068

38,222

2.9%

1,555

0.12%

Finland

5,533,793

43,022

0.8%

4,445

0.08%

France

67,656,682

118,994

0.2%

109,965

0.16%

Germany

83,155,031

815,134

1.0%

154,345

0.19%

Greece

10,678,632

19,997

0.2%

20,060

0.19%

Hungary

9,730,772

31,290

0.3%

40

0.00%

Ireland

5,006,324

61,792

1.2%

8,890

0.18%

Italy

59,236,213

162,586

0.3%

48,935

0.08%

Latvia

1,893,223

42,284

2.2%

370

0.02%

Lithuania

2,795,680

69,317

2.5%

760

0.03%

Luxembourg

634,730

6,756

1.1%

1,750

0.28%

Malta

516,100

1,501

0.3%

605

0.12%

Netherlands

17,475,415

79,250

0.5%

25,240

0.14%

Norway

5,391,369

30,989

0.6%

3,670

0.07%

Poland

37,840,001

1,469,032

3.9%

7,340

0.02%

Portugal

10,298,252

52,875

0.5%

1,365

0.01%

Romania

19,201,662

78,323

0.4%

9,860

0.05%

Slovakia

5,459,781

99,195

1.8%

360

0.01%

Slovenia

2,108,977

7,990

0.4%

5,445

0.26%

Spain

47,398,695

150,460

0.3%

86,360

0.18%

Sweden

10,379,295

47,690

0.5%

15,325

0.15%

Switzerland

8,670,300

68,086

0.8%

14,985

0.17%

*ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_PJAN/default/table?lang=en&category=demo.demo_pop

** data.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine

***ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tps00189/default/table?lang=en

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