A total of 350 people claimed asylum in Ireland last week, the highest weekly arrival number since September 2024.
The figures are contained in the Government’s IPAS Weekly Arrival report.
It shows that 223 single males, 32 single females, 44 people who were in couples, three lone parent guardians and 48 children all claimed asylum in the seven days up until Sunday.
The highest nationality of those claiming asylum was Somalia with 119 arrivals, followed by Pakistan, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Georgia.
There are a total of 33,122 people accommodated in the IPAS system according to the latest report, a fall of 119 people from the 33,241 people in IPAS accommodation last December.
Last September, Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has said that “very close” to 87.66% of people claiming international protection are crossing the border from Northern Ireland before claiming asylum here.
Speaking before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Migration, Mr O’Callaghan said: “They are coming from the United Kingdom, arriving into Northern Ireland and coming down claiming international protection in Ireland.”