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‹ Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - UK Citizens Resident in Ireland. UK nationals resident in Ireland
Summary
The Minister said the requested count was unavailable, citing a 1979 survey estimate of about 31,000 UK nationals aged 15 and over. He did not know whether this included people formerly resident in Northern Ireland and promised to investigate.
asked the Taoiseach the number of citizens of the United Kingdom aged 18 or over at present resident in Ireland.
Comment on this
The specific information requested by the Deputy is not available. However, in the 1979 Labour Force Survey a question on nationality was included. On the basis of the information on nationality received in that sample inquiry, it is estimated that there were about 31,000 United Kingdom nationals, aged 15 years and over, usually resident in the State in May 1979.