Written answers
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Department of Social Protection
Live Register Numbers
Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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549. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number and percentage of persons on the live register who are non-Irish citizens; the number and percentage of persons on the live register who are EU migrants; if she will provide in tabular form the numbers and percentages of non-irish citizens on the live register by country of origin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46677/13]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the attached tabular statement based on the nationality of Live Register claimants.
EU Nationals on the live register at 31 October 2013
| Country | Number | Percentage of Live Register |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 10,997 | 2.77% |
| England | 3,222 | 0.81% |
| Scotland | 431 | 0.11% |
| Northern Ireland | 404 | 0.10% |
| Wales | 91 | 0.02% |
| Poland | 19,163 | 4.83% |
| Lithuania | 7,015 | 1.77% |
| Latvia | 3,737 | 0.94% |
| Romania | 2,512 | 0.63% |
| Slovakia | 1,870 | 0.47% |
| Czech Republic | 1,063 | 0.27% |
| Germany | 685 | 0.17% |
| Hungary | 1,040 | 0.26% |
| Spain | 588 | 0.15% |
| Italy | 553 | 0.14% |
| France | 540 | 0.14% |
| Estonia | 421 | 0.11% |
| Portugal | 416 | 0.10% |
| Netherlands | 303 | 0.08% |
| Bulgaria | 287 | 0.07% |
| Croatia | 116 | 0.03% |
| Sweden | 92 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 89 | 0.02% |
| Austria | 71 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 55 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 47 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 45 | 0.01% |
| Malta | 28 | 0.01% |
| Slovenia | 17 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 6 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0.00% |
| Non-EU Nationals on the live register at 31 October 2013Country | Number | Percentage of Live Register |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,554 | 0.64% |
| Congo | 589 | 0.14% |
| USA | 573 | 0.14% |
| Ukraine | 442 | 0.11% |
| South Africa | 420 | 0.11% |
| Pakistan | 388 | 0.10% |
| Philippines | 376 | 0.09% |
| Somalia | 365 | 0.09% |
| Brazil | 348 | 0.09% |
| Moldova | 312 | 0.08% |
| Russia | 299 | 0.08% |
| Algeria | 249 | 0.06% |
| India | 221 | 0.06% |
| Sudan | 215 | 0.05% |
| Ghana | 202 | 0.05% |
| China | 197 | 0.05% |
| Bangladesh | 195 | 0.05% |
| Iraq | 195 | 0.05% |
| Angola | 188 | 0.05% |
| Iran | 173 | 0.04% |
| Zimbabwe | 165 | 0.04% |
| Cameroon | 152 | 0.04% |
| Turkey | 133 | 0.03% |
| Afghanistan | 128 | 0.03% |
| Albania | 126 | 0.03% |
| Belarus | 114 | 0.03% |
| Georgia | 107 | 0.03% |
| Australia | 99 | 0.02% |
| Thailand | 92 | 0.02% |
| Egypt | 89 | 0.02% |
| Canada | 87 | 0.02% |
| Malaysia | 79 | 0.02% |
| Kosovo | 69 | 0.02% |
| Kenya | 68 | 0.02% |
| Other | 1,618 | 0.41% |
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