Carol Nolan
Ceist:515. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of asylum applications which were granted in each of the years from 2011 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [47216/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 23 June 2026
Ceisteanna (515, 516)
Carol Nolan
Ceist:516. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of asylum applications in each of the years from 2011 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [47217/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 515 and 516 together.
I am fully committed to ensuring that Ireland’s International Protection system is robust, and rules based, and that our borders are protected.
The number of International Protection applications have been rising over the past number of years, reaching 18,500 in 2024. In 2025, application numbers reduced by approximately a third.
There has been a significantly increased investment into the international protection system to improve efficiencies and throughput as well as enhancing the application, interview and decision-making process for applicants.
The International Protection Act 2026 gives effect to the EU Migration and Asylum Pact and came into effect on 12 June 2026.
The Pact provides a fair, sustainable and efficient asylum procedure. This will be achieved through convergence in asylum practices across the EU including standardised processing times for decisions: six months for a standard procedure, three months for accelerated and border procedures and two months for processing applicants who have applied for protection elsewhere in Europe.
The below table shows the number of applications for international protection made from 2011 to 31 May 2026.
|
|
IP Applications 2011 to 2026* |
|
2011 |
1,290 |
|
2012 |
956 |
|
2013 |
947 |
|
2014 |
1,448 |
|
2015 |
3,276 |
|
2016 |
2,244 |
|
2017 |
2,920 |
|
2018 |
3,674 |
|
2019 |
4,783 |
|
2020 |
1,565 |
|
2021 |
2,647 |
|
2022 |
13,642 |
|
2023 |
13,271 |
|
2024 |
18,553 |
|
2025 |
13,162 |
|
2026 |
5,135 |
*to 31 May
The table below shows the number of international protection first instance decisions made from 2011 to 31 May 2026. Statistics pre-2017 are not readily available as data would have to be extracted from a number of legacy systems.
|
First instance decisions |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026* |
|
Granted (RS, SP, PTR) |
816 |
1,080 |
1,115 |
725 |
1,521 |
3,537 |
3,235 |
3,906 |
3,743 |
1,226 |
|
Percentage |
45.87% |
36.36% |
32.52% |
32.17% |
61.78% |
71.86% |
36.79% |
28.07% |
18.55% |
16.06% |
|
Refused / withdrew / inadmissible/ Dormant |
963 |
1,890 |
2,314 |
1,529 |
941 |
1,385 |
5,558 |
10,010 |
16,434 |
6,406 |
|
Percentage |
54.13% |
63.64% |
67.48% |
67.83% |
38.22 |
28.14% |
63.21% |
71.93% |
81.45% |
83.94% |
*To 31 May
Please note, figures are correct at time of issue, however, all statistics may be subject to data cleansing.
Question No. 516 answered with Question No. 515.