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Mon 04 Apr 2009Significant decline in new arrivals as economy shrinks
THE DRAMATIC easing of inward migration flows to the Republic has continued in the early months of the year, with the number of citizens from the EU’s newer member states registering to work or access public services falling by 57 per cent.
With a similarly steep decline in the number of work permits issued to migrants from outside the European Economic Area (EEA), and a drop of 16 per cent in new asylum applications, the figures suggest a significant overall decline in new arrivals as the economy shrinks.
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