The figure of 13,319 is highest in 20 years and is in addition to almost 70,000 refugees from Ukraine.
In response to the increase 20 years ago, the then Fianna Fáil-led government introduced new immigration laws and held a referendum on citizenship. Both had the effect of reducing the number of those seeking international protection in succeeding years. Since 2014, the number of people seeking international protection each year has ranged between 1,500 and 4,000.
About 20 per cent of all those seeking asylum in 2022 were from Georgia, which is deemed a safe country of origin and which has visa-free travel to the EU. The former Soviet republic is now on a pathway to applying for membership of the EU. As of December 22nd, a total of 69,671 people from Ukraine were granted temporary protection in Ireland. ]
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