Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the locations of entry of people who have applied for international protection in each of the past five years and to date in 2023. [46784/23]

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the locations where people have made their application for asylum in each of the past five years and to date in 2023. [46785/23]

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the location of residence of each applicant for asylum in each of the past five years and to date in 2023. [46786/23]

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of those coming to Ireland to seek asylum who are coming through the North of Ireland. [46787/23]

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many people already in Ireland under a student visa, holiday visa and so on have applied for asylum in each of the past five years and to date in 2023. [46788/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 to 136, inclusive, together.

The Department takes all necessary steps to manage the international protection process efficiently and effectively, while ensuring the integrity of those processes is maintained at all times.

The State is required to examine the application of anyone who presents at the borders of the State, or is in the State, and indicates that they wish to make an application for international protection. This is in accordance with our obligations under international and EU asylum law and the Government takes those commitments very seriously.

It must be noted that an applicant is not legally obliged to make an application for international protection at a designated port of entry. An applicant can lodge their initial application directly with the IPO after arrival in the State.

The table below provides the breakdown of the number of international protection applications recorded between 2019 and to 30^thSeptember 2023 by “place of application”. Information on how a person enters the country when not through a designated port, including by travelling over the land border, is not recorded. Information is also note collated on location of residence of asylum applicants, or on those applying who had been resident prior to making an application.

IP Applications - Place of Application