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The agreement will be suspended for the next 12 months.
The first flight of asylum seekers is due to depart from the UK to Rwanda this evening.
Large numbers of people are currently sleeping on the floor of the Red Cow Moran hotel due to a lack of resources for asylum seekers.
Reports from The Times say that Charles said he was “more than disappointed” with the new policy.
Home Secretary Priti Patel acknowledged the new policy is set to face challenges in the courts.
Asylum seekers who spoke to researchers praised supports such as counselling but said their treatment in some situations made integration difficult.
It follows a High Court ruling that asylum seekers in Ireland meet the residency requirements to apply for a licence.
“Food is not served to residents in plastic bags,” a spokesperson for the International Protection Accommodation Service said.
Some legal experts have said that new legislation is not required, rather a different interpretation of the current law.
Protection applicants are waiting almost 27 months for a decision on their application.
On United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, John O’Donoghue of Spirasi discusses the impact torture can have on victims.
It comes after pressure to make the system more welcoming for LGBT+ people.
Eoin Ó Broin says these people should be included in the government’s homelessness figures.
The British Home Secretary’s new plan for immigration will be set out later today.
Plans to end Direct Provision by 2024 were unveiled today.
The Government’s White Paper published today will lay out measures to overhaul the controversial privatised system.
Asylum seekers will need to wait six months instead of nine before they can apply for permission to work in Ireland.
There are currently more than 7,000 people living in Direct Provision.
Germany’s interior ministry recorded 31.5 percent fewer first-time applications than in 2019.
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.
A report drawn up by former Secretary General of the European Commission Dr Catherine Day has made a number of sweeping recommendations.
Homeless charity Depaul has helped 256 people move out of DP centres in recent months.
Mass testing at meat plants has indicated levels of infection among workers is now very low.
Ireland is legally required to conduct these assessments, which aim to identify special reception needs for asylum seekers and refugees.
“IPAS is more concerned about protecting their reputation and the reputations of private contractors,” said Nasc CEO Fiona Finn.
A recent study by DCU proved that access programmes help improve participation by refugees in higher education.
The system was set up as a temporary measure in 1999.
There are now 149 cases of Covid-19 in Direct Provision.
There have been 164 confirmed cases of Covid-19 among residents in Direct Provision centres to date.
Talks on the migrant crisis are being held today – here’s the background to the situation.
The centre will be located at the former Rosslare Port Lodge Hotel.
“It’s a fait accompli, I would prefer if there had been more consultation,” one councillor said.
The premises was offered to the Department via the recent public procurement competition for the Midlands region.
Many female asylum seekers and refugees in Ireland are living with depression, anxiety and PTSD, a new report has found.
The Workplace Relations Commission found that a man suffered “indirect discrimination” after being denied a licence.
There are currently over 1,500 asylum seekers living in Emergency Accommodation.
Video footage posted on Twitter appears to show ten beds in one hotel room in Portarlington.
Mature student Lesley Mkoko says his bedroom in Waterford city is infested with bedbugs.
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