Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 November 2025
652. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to state the number of Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 30 who have applied for temporary protection in Ireland in each month from January 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65597/25]
View answerBeneficiaries of Temporary Protection hold temporary permission to remain in Ireland, renewable annually for as long as the Directive remains in force.
On 15 July 2025, the Justice and Home Affairs Council extended Temporary Protection by a year until March 2027, providing certainty for beneficiaries who can continue to avail of the protections that the Directive provides.
Under Article 2, the Temporary Protection Directive applies to the following groups of people who have had to flee Ukraine due to the invasion by Russia:
a) Ukrainian nationals who were residing in Ukraine before 24 February 2022;
b) Nationals of a third country (other than Ukraine) or a stateless person who would have benefited from international protection (for example: Refugee status) or an equivalent national protection status in Ukraine and were residing there before 24 February 2022;
c) Family members of persons covered by a) and b), where their family already existed in Ukraine, prior to 24 February.
In common with most other European countries, Ireland seen an increase in arrivals from Ukraine in recent months. One of the factors contributing to this rise appears to be changes in Ukrainian law which now permit men aged 18 to 22 to leave Ukraine. The highest number of temporary protection beneficiaries in Ireland continues to be women and children.
My Department continues to work with relevant authorities across the EU to monitor trends.
The number of Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 30 years who have applied for temporary protection in Ireland in each month from January 2025 to date is as follows:
|
Year 2025 |
Number of males aged between 18 and 30 years who applied for temporary protection |
|
January |
114 |
|
February |
100 |
|
March |
100 |
|
April |
93 |
|
May |
80 |
|
June |
120 |
|
July |
154 |
|
August |
124 |
|
September |
839 |
|
October |
740 |
|
November* |
183 |
*to close of business on 16/11/2025
Please note all figures are correct at time of issue and may be subject to data cleansing.
