# 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.
