Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 May 2022
293. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of Ukrainian households that have entered the State since the start of the war; and the breakdown by household size, for example, no children, one child, two, three and four or more children. [22054/22]
View answerAs of 29th April 2022 the latest figures from my Department show that 27,346 PPS numbers have been provided to refugees arriving in Ireland from Ukraine. The table below shows the age and sex breakdown of the refugees arriving in Ireland.
|
Age |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Under 18 |
5,055 |
4,791 |
9,846 |
|
18 - 24 |
539 |
1,839 |
2,378 |
|
25 - 34 |
1,062 |
3,440 |
4,502 |
|
35 - 44 |
1,067 |
4,158 |
5,225 |
|
45 - 54 |
546 |
1,935 |
2,481 |
|
55 - 64 |
367 |
1,221 |
1,588 |
|
65 + |
360 |
966 |
1,326 |
|
Total |
8,996 |
18,350 |
27,346 |
There are 6,028 Child benefit claims being paid in respect of 8,972 children. My Department does not have reliable data at the household size level available at this time.
