# asylum-seekers - Friday 17 December, 2021
# Asylum Seekers
# Asylum Seekers
It follows a High Court ruling that asylum seekers in Ireland meet the residency requirements to apply for a licence.
# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 23 November, 2021
# Salthill
# Salthill
“Food is not served to residents in plastic bags,” a spokesperson for the International Protection Accommodation Service said.
# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 9 November, 2021
# High Court
# High Court
Some legal experts have said that new legislation is not required, rather a different interpretation of the current law.
# asylum-seekers - Monday 16 August, 2021
# Housing
The Government has committed to ending Direct Provision by 2024. However, there are fears this could be difficult without access to State lands, Cónal Thomas reports. Sinn Féin had called for the Land Development Agency to build some asylum accommodation.
# asylum-seekers - Sunday 8 August, 2021
# Direct Provision
# Direct Provision
Protection applicants are waiting almost 27 months for a decision on their application.
# asylum-seekers - Saturday 26 June, 2021
# Asylum Seekers
# Asylum Seekers
On United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, John O’Donoghue of Spirasi discusses the impact torture can have on victims.
# asylum-seekers - Thursday 24 June, 2021
# Direct Provison
# Direct Provison
It comes after pressure to make the system more welcoming for LGBT+ people.
# asylum-seekers - Friday 7 May, 2021
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
Eoin Ó Broin says these people should be included in the government’s homelessness figures.
# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 24 March, 2021
# Asylum Seekers
# Asylum Seekers
The British Home Secretary’s new plan for immigration will be set out later today.
# asylum-seekers - Friday 26 February, 2021
# Asylum Seekers
# Asylum Seekers
Plans to end Direct Provision by 2024 were unveiled today.
# Asylum
# Asylum
The Government’s White Paper published today will lay out measures to overhaul the controversial privatised system.
# asylum-seekers - Thursday 28 January, 2021
# Protection
# Protection
Asylum seekers will need to wait six months instead of nine before they can apply for permission to work in Ireland.
# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 27 January, 2021
# Irish Refugee Council
# Irish Refugee Council
There are currently more than 7,000 people living in Direct Provision.
# asylum-seekers - Sunday 10 January, 2021
# Asylum Seekers
# Asylum Seekers
Germany’s interior ministry recorded 31.5 percent fewer first-time applications than in 2019.
# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 21 October, 2020
# Direct Provision
# Direct Provision
Dr Day said today the current Direct Provision system is “reactive” and said that people living in the system “bear the consequences” of its failures.
# DAY REPORT
# DAY REPORT
A report drawn up by former Secretary General of the European Commission Dr Catherine Day has made a number of sweeping recommendations.
# asylum-seekers - Friday 18 September, 2020
# Homelessness
# Homelessness
Homeless charity Depaul has helped 256 people move out of DP centres in recent months.
# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 9 September, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Mass testing at meat plants has indicated levels of infection among workers is now very low.
# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 29 July, 2020
# Asylum Seekers
# Asylum Seekers
Ireland is legally required to conduct these assessments, which aim to identify special reception needs for asylum seekers and refugees.
# asylum-seekers - Friday 19 June, 2020
# Department Of Justice
# Department Of Justice
“IPAS is more concerned about protecting their reputation and the reputations of private contractors,” said Nasc CEO Fiona Finn.
# asylum-seekers - Thursday 18 June, 2020
# Education For All
# Education For All
A recent study by DCU proved that access programmes help improve participation by refugees in higher education.
# asylum-seekers - Friday 5 June, 2020
# Petition
# Petition
The system was set up as a temporary measure in 1999.
# asylum-seekers - Sunday 10 May, 2020
# Justice Department
# Justice Department
There are now 149 cases of Covid-19 in Direct Provision.
# asylum-seekers - Thursday 7 May, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
There have been 164 confirmed cases of Covid-19 among residents in Direct Provision centres to date.
# asylum-seekers - Monday 9 March, 2020
# Border Problems
# Border Problems
Talks on the migrant crisis are being held today – here’s the background to the situation.
# asylum-seekers - Monday 2 March, 2020
# Wexford
# Wexford
The centre will be located at the former Rosslare Port Lodge Hotel.
# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 19 February, 2020
# Asylum Seekers
# Asylum Seekers
“It’s a fait accompli, I would prefer if there had been more consultation,” one councillor said.
# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 18 February, 2020
# Tullamore
# Tullamore
The premises was offered to the Department via the recent public procurement competition for the Midlands region.
# asylum-seekers - Thursday 30 January, 2020
# Syria
# Syria
Many female asylum seekers and refugees in Ireland are living with depression, anxiety and PTSD, a new report has found.
# asylum-seekers - Friday 17 January, 2020
# WRC
# WRC
The Workplace Relations Commission found that a man suffered “indirect discrimination” after being denied a licence.
# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 14 January, 2020
# Direct Provision
# Direct Provision
There are currently over 1,500 asylum seekers living in Emergency Accommodation.
# asylum-seekers - Monday 6 January, 2020
# Masi
# Masi
Video footage posted on Twitter appears to show ten beds in one hotel room in Portarlington.
# asylum-seekers - Sunday 5 January, 2020
# Waterford
# Waterford
Mature student Lesley Mkoko says his bedroom in Waterford city is infested with bedbugs.
# asylum-seekers - Thursday 26 December, 2019
# Asylum Seekers
# Asylum Seekers
Plans for a Direct Provision centre were abandoned after weeks of protests by locals.
# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 24 December, 2019
# By-election Controversy
# By-election Controversy
Leo Varadkar admits that the Verona Murphy controversy has caused reputational damage to Fine Gael.
# asylum-seekers - Monday 23 December, 2019
# High Court
# High Court
Mr Justice Max Barrett granted the permanent injunction today.
# asylum-seekers - Thursday 12 December, 2019
# Direct Provision
# Direct Provision
The Justice Committee today launched its report into Direct Provision.
# Asylum Seekers
# Asylum Seekers
The committee heard from stakeholders in relation to Direct Provision over the summer.
# asylum-seekers - Thursday 28 November, 2019
# Ballinamore
# Ballinamore
Ballinamore Community Group had held protests over the plans in recent months.
# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 20 November, 2019
# Asylum Seekers
# Asylum Seekers
Head of the UN Refugee Agency Enda O’Neill says a “road map” is needed to complete reform in Ireland’s asylum system.
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