Migration, Integration and Demography
Research examines the major forces that shape the population, including fertility, mortality and migration. A key research theme is the integration of migrants and their children. Work in this area incorporates research conducted by EMN Ireland, the national contact point for the European Migration Network. Their research provides objective, up-to-date and comparable statistics on migration and asylum.
David Stanton, TD, Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration, launched research examining how well how migrants are settling into Ireland, which is now one of the most diverse countries in the EU.
An ESRI study finds that when unaccompanied minors turn 18 without status they are often transferred from a care placement to direct provision accommodation as asylum seekers, where provision of aftercare supports is challenging.
Download the Monitoring Reports on Integration, which have been produced since 2010 to examine how migrants are settling into Ireland.
Download research on topics including: international protection, family migration, unaccompanied minors, labour migration and irregular migration.
A number of publications examine how immigrants are perceived by people in the host country.
