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ALMOST 30% OF Ukrainians arriving into Ireland were aged 14 or under, new figures show.
By the end of last week there were 33,151 Personal Public Service Numbers (PPSNs) issued to refugees fleeing war-torn Ukraine under the government’s Temporary Protection Directive.
The figures were released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Women aged 20 and over account for 48% of arrivals to date, while individuals aged 0 to 19, both girls and boys, account for 38%.
The highest percentage of those arriving, 43% equating to 14,271 people, were categorised as one parent with children under the broad relationship classification headings.
Many of the spouses and partners stayed in Ukraine to fight for their country while an estimated six million people have travelled to nearby countries.
Data shows that approximately 10,000 PPS numbers had been issued by 23 March, which doubled by early April.
The data also mapped Ukrainians to their nearest post office, and shows that over 1,100 have arrived in Ennistimon Co Clare.
This has caused the population of its Local Electoral Area (LEA) to increase by 6.8%.
However the LEA with the highest number of arrivals from Ukraine was north inner city in Dublin with 1,156 individuals.
The LEA of Drogheda Rural in Louth had seen the fewest number of Ukrainian arrivals, at six.
Kerry was one of the counties with the most arrivals at over 1,800.
The data was based on figures of arrivals up until 22 May.
CSO Statistician Karola Graupner said: “It is the first publication by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) providing insights into Ireland’s response to the Ukrainian crisis.
“This release includes an analysis of Ukrainian arrivals who are availing of support and services from the Department of Social Protection.
“Based on the local post office address as per the process through which refugees were seeking assistance from the department, we also show two maps in this release based on mapping 29,718 individuals, or 90% of arrivals, to a local post office.
“The first map is a count of arrivals by Local Electoral Area (LEA), and the second is the rate of arrivals by LEA, per 100 of the Census 2016 population.
“Using the local post office address as a proxy for place of residence, arrivals from Ukraine are present in all LEAs and North Inner City in Dublin had the highest number of associated arrivals from Ukraine at 1,156.
“Our analysis also shows that the rate per 100 of the population ranges across all LEAs in the country from 0.03% to 6.81%.”
With additional reporting from the PA
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The Celtic Tiger never existed. It was all smoke and mirrors. All the wealth was based on credit.
We will soon rise from the ashes and welcome the Celtic Phoenix!!!!
The Celtic Tiger is extinct.
He was killed,Eaten and his coat sold to feed a poor family in the mid west in early Spring 2009…
The Celtic Tiger?
The Celtic Ponzi Scheme Creature more like.
A very special Ponzi Scheme where the heinous culprits/villians get rewards, protection and media immunity as their victims are screwed to death.
Exactly. I said the same thing to my Business Studies teacher and to my ‘European Studies’ teacher in transition year. They looked at me like I had just told them I had broke into their houses and pissed on their kids.
True story.
From the celtic tiger to the celtic thieves led by edna and co.
That is the most embarassing phrase in the irish lexicon, and of course there will be some rubbish about a Phoenix or a Celtic tiger revival in the near future. Anything to make us feel good about ourselves
It’s was the best thing that ever happened to this country 50 years of progress in 10 to spite all it’s faults roll on the Celtic phoenix coming quicker than ye think
And now it’s in its way back and everyone is getting greedy again…. House prices rents and costs in general have increased. …. what have we learned ???????, nothing it seems !!
Don’t worry, she will be back. Circa 2018
I have a bridge I want to sell you in New York.
He only resigned now, wow?
We now have the “Austerity Tiger” tearing the lives of Irish Families apart!
Our elected politicians destroyed Ireland and its people.
Each man women and child has a debt of €100,000 each due to a Government decree whereby ” unsecured Bondholders” mainly German Banks lent money to Irish Banks for commercial gain.
Merkel forced Fianna Fáil to transfer the unsecured Bondholders to the Irish a Taxpayers . We therefore repaid German Banks in full!
Germany makes a surplus of €41billion PA from the rest of Europe while the rest of Europe has an annual deficit of €37 Billion!
Germany now owns Ireland and Irish Citizens are suffering from austerity even poverty!
The Government should have left the Euro and devalued hence boosting exports and creating many new jobs!
Soon we will rise from the ashes and welcome the Celtic Phoenix!!!
Today FM will buy it, sack everybody and rebrand it CTFM.
Today it is the Celtic Crater.
Boring
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