Written answers

Wednesday, 28 September 2005

Department of Foreign Affairs

Emigrant Issues

9:00 pm

Photo of Paul Connaughton  SnrPaul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 597: To ask 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]

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Annual 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.

Annual Estimates of Net Migration from Ireland 1950 to 1975.
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

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.