The ESRI has published a new report Social Transfers Utilisation Among Migrants and Irish-Born in Ireland
“This report uses nationally representative data from the Central Statistics Office to assess whether immigrants in Ireland are more or less likely to be in receipt of social welfare payments compared to Irish-born people. Overall, the findings show that there is no general pattern of immigrants being more likely to be in receipt of welfare compared to the Irish-born, as receipt varies across groups and payment types, and the differences are generally small.”
The report is available here.