Written answers
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Asylum Applications
9:00 pm
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 975: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of asylum seekers entering the country annually in each of the past five years. [30853/08]
Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The number of asylum applications received by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner in each of the past five years and to the end of August in 2008 is set out in the table below.
Year | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 (31/8) |
No. of asylum applications received | 7,900 | 4,766 | 4,323 | 4,314 | 3,985 | 2,525 |
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