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Statistics<br />

Although there is no <strong>for</strong>mal procedure <strong>for</strong> do<strong>in</strong>g this, negative decisions may be appealed to the<br />

Immigration Division of the Department of Justice, Equality <strong>and</strong> Law Re<strong>for</strong>m.<br />

Number of <strong>asylum</strong> <strong>seekers</strong><br />

No. of <strong>asylum</strong> applications submitted <strong>in</strong> Irel<strong>and</strong><br />

Men Women Total<br />

1996 765 274 1,179<br />

1997 2,641 1,242 3,883<br />

1998 2,874 1,752 4,626<br />

1999 4,963 2,761 7,724<br />

Number of Convention statuses <strong>and</strong> Temporary Leaves to Rema<strong>in</strong> (TLR) granted<br />

No. of Convention statuses <strong>and</strong> Temporary Leaves to Rema<strong>in</strong><br />

Convention statuses TLR<br />

First <strong>in</strong>stance Appeal Total<br />

1996 36 0 36 6<br />

1997 209 4 211 120<br />

1998 128 40 168 27<br />

1999 160 351 511 39<br />

Ma<strong>in</strong> national groups<br />

Ma<strong>in</strong> national groups to seek <strong>asylum</strong> <strong>in</strong> Irel<strong>and</strong><br />

1998<br />

No. of persons<br />

Nigeria 1,634<br />

Romania 955<br />

Democratic Republic of Congo 225<br />

Libya 174<br />

Algeria 152<br />

1999 (January–November)<br />

No. of persons<br />

Romania 1,966<br />

Nigeria 1,438<br />

Pol<strong>and</strong> 536<br />

Fed. Rep. of Yugoslavia (Kosovo Albanians) 249<br />

Algeria 236<br />

153<br />

Irel<strong>and</strong>

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