Men over 20 make up 22% of arrivals from Ukraine
Palayanytsya Ukrainian charity centre in Clarendon St, Dublin 2, which supplies essential items for refugees Pic: RollingNews.ie

13 Jun 2023 ireland Print

Men over 20 make up 22% of arrivals from Ukraine

There were 84,613 Personal Public Service Numbers (PPSNs) given to arrivals to Ireland from Ukraine by 6 June, under the Temporary Protection DirectiveCSO data shows.

Of these arrivals from Ukraine, 84% had activity in official administrative data after 31 March.

32% under 20

Women and men aged 20 and over made up 46% and 22% respectively of arrivals to date, while 32% were people aged under 20.

Of all arrivals to date aged 18 and over, 62% of males and 47% of females were married or cohabiting.

There were 16,504 arrivals enrolled in further education and training courses on 1 June, of which 14,630 enrolled in further education English language courses.

As of 6 June, 32,756 arrivals had attended an employment support event arranged by Intreo Public Employment Services.

Language challenge

Of those, 64% (or 20,996) noted that English language proficiency was a challenge in securing employment.

Of the 32,756 arrivals that attended an Intreo event, 15,811 had recorded previous occupations, with professionals being the largest group at 31% (or 4,928).

Of the 24,640 where the highest level of education was recorded, 62% had achieved an NFQ level equivalent to seven or highe

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