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International Protection

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 23 November 2022

Wednesday, 23 November 2022

Ceisteanna (152)

Pa Daly

Ceist:

152. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown by nationality of those who have applied for international protection to date in 2022, in tabular form. [58268/22]

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Freagraí scríofa

The International Protection Office (IPO) of my Department is responsible for examining all international protection applications received. The staff of the IPO (the Chief International Protection Officer and the International Protection Officers) are independent by law in the exercise of their international protection functions.

The information sought by the Deputy with regard to the breakdown by nationality of those who have applied for international protection at the IPO from January 2022 to end October 2022, can be found in the table below.

Nationality

Total

Georgia

2,300

Somalia

1,409

Algeria

1,318

Zimbabwe

845

Nigeria

837

Afghanistan

618

South Africa

369

Ukraine

367

Botswana

310

Egypt

243

Pakistan

189

Albania

183

Morocco

154

Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The

145

El Salvador

145

Bangladesh

123

Sudan

87

Brazil

79

Malawi

77

Syrian Arab Republic

73

Sierra Leone

69

Ethiopia

68

Iraq

65

Russian Federation

61

India

54

Ghana

53

Iran (Islamic Republic Of)

49

Nicaragua

48

Swaziland

45

Kenya

39

Uganda

39

Bolivia

35

Eritrea

34

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

34

Turkey

33

Tunisia

32

Yemen

31

Malaysia

27

Cameroon

25

Nepal

25

Angola

24

Venezuela

23

Belarus

20

Togo

20

Jordan

19

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

18

Mauritius

17

Viet Nam

16

Kuwait

15

Lebanon

15

Guatemala

13

China (Including Hong Kong)

11

Saudi Arabia

10

Stateless

10

United States Of America

10

Burundi

9

Myanmar

9

United Kingdom

9

Kosovo / UNSCR 1244

8

Honduras

6

Israel

6

Tanzania, United Republic Of

6

Others

111

Total

11,142

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