Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 September 2005
597 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide this Deputy with figures or estimates for the number of Irish born citizens who emigrated to the UK each year from 1950 to 1975; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24550/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraAnnual estimates on net migration from Ireland in the period 1950 to 1975 are provided in the research study which accompanied the report of the task force on policy regarding emigrants. These estimates, set out in the following table for the information of the Deputy, indicate that from 1950 to 1970 Ireland experienced net emigration. This trend was reversed in 1971 when, for the first time in the period in question, the number of people arriving in Ireland exceeded the number leaving. This was a trend which continued for the remainder of the period under review. The full research study is available on my Department's website. Britain was the destination for the majority of those who left Ireland during this period.
|
Year |
|
|
1950 |
-30,000 |
|
1951 |
-35,000 |
|
1952 |
-33,000 |
|
1953 |
-36,000 |
|
1954 |
-45,000 |
|
1955 |
-48,000 |
|
1956 |
-41,000 |
|
1957 |
-58,000 |
|
1958 |
-32,000 |
|
1959 |
-41,000 |
|
1960 |
-40,000 |
|
1961 |
-15,000 |
|
1962 |
-8,000 |
|
1963 |
-17,000 |
|
1964 |
-20,000 |
|
1965 |
-21,000 |
|
1966 |
-13,000 |
|
1967 |
-16,000 |
|
1968 |
-15,000 |
|
1969 |
-5,000 |
|
1970 |
-5,000 |
|
1971 |
+11,000 |
|
1972 |
+13,000 |
|
1973 |
+16,000 |
|
1974 |
+20,000 |
|
1975 |
+16,000 |
