There are almost 80,000 Ukrainians still living in Ireland, according to the latest information from the Central Statistics Office.
New figures show 112,189 Personal Public Service Numbers (PPSNs) were given to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection from Ukraine between 04 March 2022 and 02 February this year.
Of that number, 79,830 people still had activity in administrative data after 30 November 2024.
In January of this year, about 23,803 of those who had arrived here to date had earnings from employment, with an average weekly wage of €501.
Wholesale, transport and accommodation was the most common employment sector.
Of those employed, 57% were female, while 43% were male.
Over half of those who had attended an employment support event said English language proficiency was a challenge in getting a job.
Almost 13,000 were enrolled in further education and training by the beginning of February and just over 9,000 were taking part in an English language course.
Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, leading to thousands of military and civilian deaths.
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin will attend a virtual meeting of NATO this afternoon where he will "be pushing strongly" for the European Union to accelerate Ukraine's membership process.
Speaking in the Dáil, he said there would be a "significant security benefit" to Ukraine just by virtue of being a member of the EU.
He also said he does not approve of Ukrainian refugees being "turfed out and moved on" or being treated in an "unfavourable" manner.
The Taoiseach said we should not be adding to the trauma which children who have been through war have experienced.
Hotels should be brought back for "tourism purposes", he added.
