Ireland set a new record for the number of new asylum seekers in 2022.
13,319 people from around the world applied for asylum in Ireland last year, according to data released by the Department of Justice - the highest figure since records began, exceeding its previous record high of 11,634 in 2002. Separately, almost 70,000 Ukrainian refugees were granted protection in Ireland in the last year.
The numbers have put a huge amount of pressure on accommodation services, according to the Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman. Speaking on RTE's Morning Ireland he said this came on top of "dealing with the biggest humanitarian challenge the State has ever faced in terms of Ukraine."
