According to the Central Statistics Office, the number of Ukrainian refugees residing in Ireland has increased by 16% from the same time previous year, reports RTE.
According to the report, 109,566 Ukrainians received temporary protection last month, up from 94,164 the previous year.
However, with numbers up 4% since April of this year, the growth pace has slowed over the last six months.
The location of Ukrainian residents in Ireland has also been analysed by the CSO, reports RTE.
It was discovered that 1,010 people lived in the south inner city of Dublin, whereas 1,866 people lived in the north.
While 1,297 resided in Naas, 1,544 in Letterkenny, 1,112 in Westport, 2,783 in Kenmare, 2,550 in Killarney, 1,019 in Boyle, and 850 in Rosslare, Ashbourne is home to 943 Ukrainians, reports RTE.
In order to shed light on Ireland’s response to the Ukrainian issue, the CSO developed a series of publications called “Arrivals from Ukraine in Ireland” following the invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago.
In addition to information on primary and secondary school enrolments supervised by the Department of Education and enrolments in further education and training based on data supplied by SOLAS, the further education and training authority, today’s release includes an analysis of Ukrainian arrivals who are utilising the Department of Social Protection’s support and services, reports RTE.
According to the CSO today, 30 percent of arrivals were under the age of 20, while 46 percent of arrivals were women and 24 percent were men aged 20 and older.
Sixty-two percent of males and forty-eight percent of women who were 18 years of age or older were married or living together, reports RTE.
According to the CSO, on October 1st of this year, 10,274 Ukrainian newcomers were registered in training and further education programs, with 6,636 of them enrolling in English language classes.
In the meanwhile, Intreo Public Employment Services organised an employment help event that was attended by 46,668 arrivals.
Of them, 56% said that being able to communicate in English was difficult when looking for work, reports RTE.
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