Written answers
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Department of Justice and Equality
Immigration Data
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Independent)
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602. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications and renewals that were granted for each of the past ten years to non-EEA applicants who sought permission to study and work here under language, non-degree and degree programmes; and if she will provide this information in tabular form. [32704/14]
Frances Fitzgerald (Minister, Department of Justice and Equality; Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Reliable statistics for the information sought by the Deputy are only available from the year 2009. These statistics represent the March snapshot from the GNIB system for each of the years indicated.
| Year | New Registration | Registration Renewed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2009 | 10598 | 23959 | 34557 |
| March 2010 | 8427 | 24466 | 32893 |
| March 2011 | 9928 | 23296 | 33224 |
| March 2012 | 10885 | 20512 | 31397 |
| March 2013 | 15115 | 16341 | 31456 |
| March 2014 | 18279 | 18509 | 36788 |
| Year | March 2009 | March 2010 | March 2011 | March 2012 | March 2013 | March 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 10379 | 8057 | 9272 | 8802 | 9454 | 14081 |
| Non-Degree | 8892 | 10206 | 9921 | 6285 | 3172 | 3444 |
| Degree | 13415 | 12888 | 12730 | 12856 | 13854 | 15008 |
| Second Level | 1028 | 991 | 1301 | 1073 | 819 | 690 |
| Other* | 843 | 751 | - | 2381 | 4157 | 3565 |
| Total | 34557 | 32893 | 33224 | 31397 | 31456 | 36788 |
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