Written answers

Wednesday, 4 May 2022

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Ukraine War

Photo of Eoin Ó BroinEoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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293. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of Ukrainian households that have entered the State since the start of the war; and the breakdown by household size, for example, no children, one child, two, three and four or more children. [22054/22]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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As of 29th April 2022 the latest figures from my Department show that 27,346 PPS numbers have been provided to refugees arriving in Ireland from Ukraine. The table below shows the age and sex breakdown of the refugees arriving in Ireland.

Age
Male
Female
Total
Under 18
5,055
4,791
9,846
18 - 24
539
1,839
2,378
25 - 34
1,062
3,440
4,502
35 - 44
1,067
4,158
5,225
45 - 54
546
1,935
2,481
55 - 64
367
1,221
1,588
65 +
360
966
1,326
Total
8,996
18,350
27,346
There are 6,028 Child benefit claims being paid in respect of 8,972 children. My Department does not have reliable data at the household size level available at this time.

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