Written answers
Tuesday, 8 November 2022
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ukraine War
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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460. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the numbers of Ukrainian refugees and numbers of persons seeking international protection that each European Union Member State has received to date in 2022; the numbers per capita; the reason that Ireland has received a much higher number per capita; the specific EU legislation which states that Ireland cannot cap numbers being received; the specific obligations placed on Ireland as a result of Ireland’s EU membership; if the pressures on the Irish system have been relayed to Ireland’s European partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55207/22]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Up to date statistics on Ukrainian refugees and persons seeking international protection are a matter for individual EU Member States.
Statistics in relation to the numbers of Ukrainian refugees and numbers of persons seeking international protection that each European Union Member State has received to date in 2022 and the numbers per capita are tracked by the European Union Agency for Asylum and are provided in the attached table.
Policy matters relating to international and temporary protection in Ireland fall under the remit of the Department of Justice. I would refer the Deputy to my colleague the Minister for Justice for further detail on international protection obligations and the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive with respect to Ukrainian refugees.
Temporary Protection Applications (YTD - exact dates differ for each country and can be found at source date)** | International Protection Applications (January to September 2022)*** | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Population* | Count | As a proportion of population | Count | As a proportion of population |
| Austria | 8,932,664 | 85,415 | 1.0% | 56,130 | 0.63% |
| Belgium | 11,554,767 | 57,830 | 0.5% | 26,545 | 0.23% |
| Bulgaria | 6,916,548 | 144,018 | 2.1% | 14,370 | 0.21% |
| Croatia | 4,036,355 | 18,990 | 0.5% | 4,020 | 0.10% |
| Cyprus | 896,007 | 17,888 | 2.0% | 14,075 | 1.57% |
| Czechia | 10,701,777 | 455,539 | 4.3% | 995 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 5,840,045 | 34,698 | 0.6% | 3,820 | 0.07% |
| Estonia | 1,330,068 | 38,222 | 2.9% | 1,555 | 0.12% |
| Finland | 5,533,793 | 43,022 | 0.8% | 4,445 | 0.08% |
| France | 67,656,682 | 118,994 | 0.2% | 109,965 | 0.16% |
| Germany | 83,155,031 | 815,134 | 1.0% | 154,345 | 0.19% |
| Greece | 10,678,632 | 19,997 | 0.2% | 20,060 | 0.19% |
| Hungary | 9,730,772 | 31,290 | 0.3% | 40 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 5,006,324 | 61,792 | 1.2% | 8,890 | 0.18% |
| Italy | 59,236,213 | 162,586 | 0.3% | 48,935 | 0.08% |
| Latvia | 1,893,223 | 42,284 | 2.2% | 370 | 0.02% |
| Lithuania | 2,795,680 | 69,317 | 2.5% | 760 | 0.03% |
| Luxembourg | 634,730 | 6,756 | 1.1% | 1,750 | 0.28% |
| Malta | 516,100 | 1,501 | 0.3% | 605 | 0.12% |
| Netherlands | 17,475,415 | 79,250 | 0.5% | 25,240 | 0.14% |
| Norway | 5,391,369 | 30,989 | 0.6% | 3,670 | 0.07% |
| Poland | 37,840,001 | 1,469,032 | 3.9% | 7,340 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 10,298,252 | 52,875 | 0.5% | 1,365 | 0.01% |
| Romania | 19,201,662 | 78,323 | 0.4% | 9,860 | 0.05% |
| Slovakia | 5,459,781 | 99,195 | 1.8% | 360 | 0.01% |
| Slovenia | 2,108,977 | 7,990 | 0.4% | 5,445 | 0.26% |
| Spain | 47,398,695 | 150,460 | 0.3% | 86,360 | 0.18% |
| Sweden | 10,379,295 | 47,690 | 0.5% | 15,325 | 0.15% |
| Switzerland | 8,670,300 | 68,086 | 0.8% | 14,985 | 0.17% |
*ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_PJAN/default/table?lang=en&category=demo.demo_pop
** data.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine
***ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tps00189/default/table?lang=en
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