Airlines were issued €1,476,000 in “carrier liability” fines in the first 11 months of 2023, an increase of one-third from the previous year.
A total of 3,285 people arrived at Dublin Airport without a valid identity document, representing 69.75pc of all asylum applications at the airport.
About 70pc of people who applied for international protection at Dublin Airport in 2023 arrived without a correct identity document. The number of people arriving without documentation is down by about one-third compared to 2022.
Over one-third of all asylum applications in Ireland last year were made at Dublin Airport.
The figures do not include those fleeing the war in Ukraine, who are allowed to stay in Ireland without going through the asylum process. Nigeria topped the list with 15.7pc of applicants followed by Algeria, Afghanistan, Somalia and Georgia.
