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EU28 Member States granted citizenship to approximately 820,000 persons in 2012
A new Eurostat release shows that in 2012, 818,000 persons acquired the citizenship of an EU28 Member State, an increase of 4% compared to 2011.
24 Nov 2014New EMN Ireland publication on Policies and Practices on Unaccompanied Minors in Ireland
Significant improvements in the care of unaccompanied minors in Ireland, but challenges persist in a lack of national oversight and regional variations in care
21 Oct 2014Mid-term report on the 2012-2016 EU Strategy on trafficking in human beings published
During the years 2010-2012, EU Member States registered 30,146 victims of trafficking in human beings
08 Oct 2014British-Irish Visa Scheme formally launched
Minister for Justice and Equality together with the UK Home Secretary launch the British-Irish Visa Scheme
01 Oct 2014UNHCR release shows 23 per cent increase in new asylum applications registered in the EU in first half of 2014
During the first half of 2014, an estimated 216,30 new asylum applications were registered in the 28 EU Member States, an increase of 23 per cent for the same period of 2013 (176,200)
27 Aug 2014Quarterly National Household Survey release shows increase in number of non-Irish nationals in employment
282,500 non-Irish nationals were in employment in the second quarter of 2014, representing an increase of 6,400 (2.3%) in the period quarter 2, 2013 to quarter 2, 2014
26 Aug 2014Latest Population and Migration Estimates show number of non-Irish coming to Ireland increased while number of Irish emigrating has decreased
Emigration is estimated to have fallen by 8% to 81,9010 in the year to April 2014. The number of immigrants coming to Ireland has increased year-on-year from 55,900 to 60,600.
16 Jul 2014New EMN Ireland Publication on Migrant Access to Social Security and Healthcare: Policies and Practice in Ireland
No evidence of systematic over-representation of migrants among social security recipients in Ireland
10 Jul 2014Eurostat figures show that the number of asylum applicants in EU28 increased by 29% in the first quarter of 2014
Asylum applications in the EU28 increase to 108,300 for Q1 2014 compared to 87,575 for the Q1 2013
17 Jun 2014Launch of joint visa initiative between Ireland and the United Kingdom
Minister for Justice and Equality announced the launch of the ‘British Irish Visa Scheme’
22 May 2014European Commission Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum 2013
The Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum and accompanying Commission Staff Working Document highlight developments at both EU and national levels
01 May 2014New EMN Ireland Publication on Identifying Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings in Asylum and Forced Return Procedures: Ireland
This new report provides an analysis of measures to identify victims of trafficking in human beings in asylum and forced return procedures in Ireland
24 Apr 2014New employment permits bill published by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Employment
The Department stated that the Bill intends to reform and update Ireland’s employment permits system as part of a plan to attract ICT
workers to Ireland
Subsidiary Protection Applications to be prioritised
The Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner has announced that applications for Subsidiary Protection are to be prioritised under two processing streams, to run concurrently.
14 Mar 2014Latest developments on migration and asylum in Ireland
Latest national news and information update on migration and asylum
12 Mar 2014Future development of EU Home Affairs Policies (Post Stockholm Programme)
The European Commission recently presented its strategic vision “An open and secure Europe: making it happen” on the future orientation of different policy areas of DG Home Affairs, post-Stockholm Programme.
07 Mar 2014CSO figures show less than one quarter of non-Irish nationals assigned PPSNs in 2007, were working during 2012
Recent CSO analysis shows that of the 188,775 non-Irish nationals aged 15 and over who were assigned personal public service numbers (PPSNs) in 2007, only 45,502 (24.1%) had employment activity at any time during 2012
20 Feb 2014European and International developments on migration and asylum (2014)
Latest news, case law, reports and events on migration and asylum developments
13 Feb 2014High-level European Commission Conference on the future direction of EU Migration Policy
In January 2014, Directorate General Home Affairs held a high-level conference Open and safe Europe – what’s next?
30 Jan 2014New EMN Ireland Publication on the Organisation of Reception Facilities for Asylum Seekers in Ireland
This new report provides an overview of the reception system for asylum applicants in Ireland.
08 Jan 2014New policy document on Non-EEA Family Reunification
The Department of Justice and Equality has published a new policy document on family reunification
07 Jan 2014Immigration in Ireland in 2013
The Department of Justice and Equality has published provisional figures on immigration-related processing activity in Ireland during 2013
18 Oct 2013EMN Ireland Conference: Challenges and Responses to Identifying Victims of Trafficking
EMN Ireland Conference on Challenges and Responses to Identifying Victims of Trafficking, November 2013