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Overview of statistical practice
Since January 2017, the International Protection Office (IPO) is responsible for receiving and examining applications. The IPO publishes brief monthly statistical reports on international protection applications.[1] The Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) (formerly Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS)) is part of the Department of Justice and Equality and provides data about asylum and managed migration in Ireland to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. This data is published on the EU open data portal along with data from other European countries.[2]
Applications and granting of protection status at first instance: 2019
|
|
Applicants in 2019 |
Pending at end 2019 |
Refugee status |
Subsidiary protection |
Humanitarian status |
Rejection |
Refugee rate |
Subs. Prot. rate |
Hum. rate |
Rejection rate |
|
Total |
4,781 |
7,330 |
585 |
120 |
265 |
895 |
31.37% |
6.43% |
14.21% |
47.99% |
|
Albania |
976 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Georgia |
635 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Zimbabwe |
443 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Nigeria |
386 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
South Africa |
322 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Other |
2,019 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Source: IPO. Please note that the number of applicants in 2019 does not solely relate to applicants applying for asylum for the first time in Ireland.
Gender/age breakdown of the total number of applicants: 2019
|
Number |
Percentage |
|
| Total number of applicants |
4,781 |
– |
| Men |
– |
– |
| Women |
– |
– |
| Children |
– |
– |
| Unaccompanied children |
50 |
1.05% |
Source: ISD.
Comparison between first instance and appeal decision rates: 2019
|
First instance |
Appeal |
|||
|
Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
|
| Total number of decisions |
1,865 |
100% |
1,585 |
100% |
| Refugee status |
585 |
31.37% |
411 |
26% |
| Subsidiary protection |
120 |
6.43% |
41 |
2.6% |
| Referral for humanitarian status |
265 |
14.21% |
: |
: |
| Negative decisions |
895 |
47.99% |
1,133 |
71.4% |
Source: ISD and IPAT, Annual Report 2019, available at: https://bit.ly/2zRFNZp.
[1] IPO, Statistics, available at: http://bit.ly/2FlF0Nn.
[2] ISD, Open Data, available at: https://bit.ly/3atHKHG.