Written answers
Wednesday, 23 November 2022
Department of Justice and Equality
International Protection
Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown by nationality of those who have applied for international protection to date in 2022, in tabular form. [58268/22]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The International Protection Office (IPO) of my Department is responsible for examining all international protection applications received. The staff of the IPO (the Chief International Protection Officer and the International Protection Officers) are independent by law in the exercise of their international protection functions.
The information sought by the Deputy with regard to the breakdown by nationality of those who have applied for international protection at the IPO from January 2022 to end October 2022, can be found in the table below.
Nationality | Total |
---|---|
Georgia | 2,300 |
Somalia | 1,409 |
Algeria | 1,318 |
Zimbabwe | 845 |
Nigeria | 837 |
Afghanistan | 618 |
South Africa | 369 |
Ukraine | 367 |
Botswana | 310 |
Egypt | 243 |
Pakistan | 189 |
Albania | 183 |
Morocco | 154 |
Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The | 145 |
El Salvador | 145 |
Bangladesh | 123 |
Sudan | 87 |
Brazil | 79 |
Malawi | 77 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 73 |
Sierra Leone | 69 |
Ethiopia | 68 |
Iraq | 65 |
Russian Federation | 61 |
India | 54 |
Ghana | 53 |
Iran (Islamic Republic Of) | 49 |
Nicaragua | 48 |
Swaziland | 45 |
Kenya | 39 |
Uganda | 39 |
Bolivia | 35 |
Eritrea | 34 |
Palestinian Territory, Occupied | 34 |
Turkey | 33 |
Tunisia | 32 |
Yemen | 31 |
Malaysia | 27 |
Cameroon | 25 |
Nepal | 25 |
Angola | 24 |
Venezuela | 23 |
Belarus | 20 |
Togo | 20 |
Jordan | 19 |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 18 |
Mauritius | 17 |
Viet Nam | 16 |
Kuwait | 15 |
Lebanon | 15 |
Guatemala | 13 |
China (Including Hong Kong) | 11 |
Saudi Arabia | 10 |
Stateless | 10 |
United States Of America | 10 |
Burundi | 9 |
Myanmar | 9 |
United Kingdom | 9 |
Kosovo / UNSCR 1244 | 8 |
Honduras | 6 |
Israel | 6 |
Tanzania, United Republic Of | 6 |
Others | 111 |
Total | 11,142 |
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