Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 May 2023
436. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Ukrainian refugees who have been welcomed to Ireland to date; the breakdown of the number which originated from each of Ukraine's 27 regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21205/23]
View answerI can advise the Deputy that Temporary Protection in Ireland applies to the following groups of people who have had to flee Ukraine due to the invasion by Russia:
1. Ukrainian nationals who were residing in Ukraine before 24 February 2022;
2. Nationals of a third country (other than Ukraine) or a stateless person who would have benefited from international protection (for example: Refugee status) or an equivalent national protection status in Ukraine and were residing there before 24 February 2022;
3. Family members of persons covered by a) and b), where their family already existed in Ukraine, prior to 24 February.
Family members include a spouse or partner, unmarried minor children of either of them, and their other close dependent family relatives who have been living with them as part of the family unit before 24 February 2022.
As of close of business on the 7 May 2023 a total of 80,219 people have been granted temporary protection in Ireland, since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022.
My Department does not hold the information requested by the Deputy in relation to the breakdown of the regions of Ukraine that those arriving to claim Temporary Protection have travelled from.
