Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 December 2025
566. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of those from Ukraine who entered the State as beneficiaries of the temporary protection directive in each month of the past three years and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73679/25]
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.
The following table shows the number of temporary protection applications by month from 2023 until 2025.
|
Temporary Protection Applications |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
Jan |
2753 |
1587 |
842 |
|
Feb |
3161 |
821 |
881 |
|
Mar |
3263 |
1082 |
658 |
|
Apr |
1972 |
757 |
600 |
|
May |
2833 |
913 |
683 |
|
Jun |
3205 |
1022 |
874 |
|
Jul |
3487 |
1209 |
1351 |
|
Aug |
2295 |
928 |
974 |
|
Sep |
3059 |
1118 |
2077 |
|
Oct |
3465 |
1092 |
1873 |
|
Nov |
2315 |
919 |
1331 |
|
Dec |
2301 |
1016 |
*656 |
|
Totals |
34109 |
12464 |
*12800 |
* Up to 17 December 2025.
