Landscapes EXAM LINK (OL) Patterns in Migration (40 marks)
(i) Explain two reasons why people immigrated (moved in) to Ireland in recent times (early 2000s).
(ii) Explain two reasons why in 2013 people were emigrating (moving out) of Ireland in large numbers.
2013, Q12C EXAM LINK (HL) Patterns of Migration (30 marks)
Describe and explain changes in the patterns of migration into and out of Ireland since the 1950s. 2018, Q12B
Marking Scheme:
Changing patterns identified into Ireland = 2 marks Changing patterns identified out of Ireland = 2 marks Examination = 13 SRPs × 2 marks
Marking Scheme: (i) Name two reasons = 2 × 1 mark
Explanation = 3 SRPs × 3 marks for each reason
(ii) Name two reasons = 2 × 1 mark Explanation = 3 SRPs × 3 marks for each reason
CASE STUDY: IRELAND AS A RECEIVER/ HOST REGION
KEYWORDS
EU enlargement Celtic Tiger
purchasing power remittances attitudes
integration government racism
exploitation education
people trafficking security
Irish 88.4%
Non-Irish 11.6%
2.7% 2.2% 0.8% 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% 4.6%
The enlargement of the EU in 2004 coincided with the Celtic Tiger period of major economic expansion that attracted migrant flows from the new EU states. Census 2016 revealed that 11.6% of the population were non-Irish. Polish people made up the largest group, followed by people from the UK (Fig. 27.5).
Polish
Fig. 27.5 Census data on nationality, 2016.
Latvian
UK Brazilian
Lithuanian Other
Romanian
The inflow of migrants into Ireland has had both positive and negative socio-economic impacts. Positive socio-economic impacts
Migration from the new EU accession states brought skilled, multilingual workers to the country, which contributed to global companies such as Google and Facebook deciding to locate operations in Dublin. The construction boom attracted skilled and semi-skilled tradespeople from Poland and Lithuania, helping to solve skills and labour shortages during a period of rapid economic expansion.
