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# Asylum Seekers

This week
26th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
'Vigilantes' patrolling rural areas against asylum seekers seeking ID details, committee told
Patrick Costello pointed to alleged checkpoints in Leitrim and vigilante style protests in a number of other counties.
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Wed 8:13 PM
Highest number of asylum applications filed on record last year
Over 13,600 people applied for international protection last year.
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Wed 11:17 AM
'Real possibility' of asylum seeker accommodation shortfall in coming days, Cabinet told
Micheál Martin says the situation is very challenging.
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19th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
Finland to close all but one border crossing to Russia after rise in asylum seekers
Finland last week shut half of its eight crossings to Russia.
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Nov 22nd 2023, 7:52 PM
Refugee organisations decry conditions in tents on Direct Provision sites as mid-winter approaches
A report by
David MacRedmond
The Journal spoke to a resident in one campsite who described conditions as inhumane.
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November 2023
Sunak will seek to revive his asylum seeker Rwanda plan after Supreme Court defeat
The British Prime Minister pledged that he would ‘not allow a foreign court to block these flights’ to Rwanda.
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Nov 16th 2023, 7:08 AM
UK Supreme Court rules government plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful
The ruling is another blow to Rishi Sunak’s promise to “stop the boats”.
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Nov 15th 2023, 10:30 AM
This year
2023
No movement on lack of Child Benefit entitlement for families in Direct Provision
Earlier today Heather Humphries said O’Gorman would be making an announcement on financial support for families in Direct Provision.
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Oct 10th 2023, 6:42 PM
Taoiseach: Ireland may pay EU countries rather than accept more refugees under migration pact
Leo Varadkar was speaking at the European Political Community Summit, where he also held a meeting with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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Oct 5th 2023, 8:05 PM
EU reaches 'historic' new migration deal to help ease pressure on Italy and Greece
The new deal will seek to relieve the pressure on so-called ‘frontline’ countries, such as Italy and Greece, by relocating some arrivals to other EU states.
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Oct 4th 2023, 6:37 PM
Medical charity: Refugees with cancer visiting hospitals for checkups as they can't get GPs
David Cullinane said the Government made a ‘major mistake’ in allowing a cap on the number of patients assigned to GPs .
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Oct 3rd 2023, 6:30 AM
Extra €1b announced for Ukrainian accommodation as Minister confirms tents may be used over winter
Currently, 800 people are being housed in tents.
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Sep 26th 2023, 3:11 PM
Minister says Govt 'under real pressure' to accommodate refugees in coming months
Roderic O’Gorman said a significant increase in arrivals “particularly on the Ukrainian side” is putting additional pressure on accommodation.
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Sep 14th 2023, 1:12 PM
Syrian family loses EU lawsuit against Frontex deportation, despite lodging asylum request
The EU General Court determined that border protection agency Frontex was not responsible for the underlying decision to remove the family, only Greece was.
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Sep 6th 2023, 7:38 PM
Roderic O'Gorman emailed by TDs over concerns about refugee accommodation and far-right figures
A report by
Stephen McDermott
Dozens of TDs have emailed O’Gorman about refugees in the past year.
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Sep 3rd 2023, 12:05 AM
FactFind: What are the laws around asylum seekers being able to vote in Irish elections?
Irish and British citizens can vote in General Elections, but all residents can vote in local elections.
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Sep 2nd 2023, 9:00 PM
The plan to end Direct Provision by next year is being revised - what's next for the system?
A report by
Jane Moore
The Government’s White Paper had committed to ending Direct Provision by 2024.
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Aug 27th 2023, 12:05 AM
Asylum seekers taken off Bibby Stockholm barge after Legionella found in water supply
Refugees are being housed in the barge in an attempt to reduce spending on hotels for asylum seekers.
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Aug 12th 2023, 8:17 AM
Varadkar condemns attack on family home of councillor in which rock was thrown through window
A note was wrapped around the rock, which warning the councillor to “stop supporting” refugees “or you’ll have to move out”.
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Jul 20th 2023, 12:36 PM
Gardaí investigating after rock thrown through window of councillor's family home
A note was wrapped around the rock, which warning the councillor to “stop supporting” refugees “or you’ll have to move out”.
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Jul 19th 2023, 1:38 PM
Advocates say Ireland has a 'two-tier' asylum system ahead of World Refugee Day
“The Ukrainians aren’t getting treated amazingly… but the fact that they have been given PPS numbers, it means that they could have done this with all asylum seekers from the beginning.”
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Jun 17th 2023, 7:00 AM
Government able to offer accommodation to newly arrived asylum seekers for first time since January
On 24 January, the Department of Integration paused the provision of emergency shelter to asylum seekers.
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Jun 15th 2023, 8:56 PM
Four unaccompanied minors among 1,400 refugees forced to sleep rough, report shows
A report by the Irish Refugee Council examined the impact of homelessness on already vulnerable asylum seekers arriving in Ireland.
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Jun 12th 2023, 7:18 AM
Government examining plans to house asylum seekers in tents at former Central Mental Hospital
The lands at the former hospital are currently being transferred to the LDA, which has been granted planning permission to develop 852 homes on the site.
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Jun 8th 2023, 6:33 PM
State to pay €1.5m to EU over lack of accommodation for asylum seekers
Taoiseach says it is not realistic, legal, or practical to put a limit on the numbers of people coming into Ireland.
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Jun 8th 2023, 1:47 PM
Irish officials to review 'safe countries of origin' designation on 8 nations within next year
The designation applies to countries deemed to be safe for the purposes of asylum applications.
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Jun 3rd 2023, 6:00 AM
Seven vacant nursing homes mooted for 600 refugee beds but block on converting continues
Social Democrats TD Róisín Shortall believes the Government has enabled a situation where nursing homes and the accommodation crisis are ‘pitted against each other’.
A review on the ban to stop nursing home operators from converting their facilities into emergency accommodation says a two-year obstruction should remain in place.
It leaves the departments of health and integration at loggerheads as each deals with a mounting crisis.
'Where will mum go?' Families panic following Cork nursing home's Fair Deal exit
Floatel accommodation is now a 'serious strand' of policy but is still 'months away'
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Jun 2nd 2023, 3:07 PM
Ireland may 'fall short' on human rights obligations over lack of accommodation for refugees
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that the Government was “working tirelessly” to resolve the situation.
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May 26th 2023, 12:48 PM
O'Gorman: 'Disturbing' that anti-immigration protesters are 'wrapping themselves in the tricolour'
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has described some recent protests outside asylum seeker accommodation as wrong.
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May 23rd 2023, 4:25 PM
Minister says ‘floatels’ are being looked at to house refugees
The Department of Integration had ruled out using cruise liners but a smaller ‘floatel’ concept could work, Roderic O’Gorman said.
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May 23rd 2023, 3:26 PM
Simon Harris: 'It's not for any of us' to question decisions of Gardaí on the ground at protests
The Justice Minister said that he has full confidence in members of the Gardaí to implement the law when policing protests.
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May 22nd 2023, 3:06 PM
Ireland has a moral duty to those seeking asylum, says President Higgins
‘The parallels with An Gorta Mór and the mass displacement it caused 175 years ago must not be lost on us,’ Higgins said.
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May 21st 2023, 5:32 PM
Minister welcomes end of blockade at hotel housing asylum seekers in Co Clare
The Minister said he would revisit Magowna House again in four weeks time.
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May 21st 2023, 11:37 AM
Minister tells locals 'no additional' asylum seekers will be housed at Clare hotel in next four weeks
Joe O’Brien met with a delegation of locals who have been protesting outside Magowna House in Inch, Co Clare this evening.
Ministers met with Garda management this evening to discuss how protests have been policed and migrants can be protected.
One Green Party TD says there has been a 'growing' tolerating of violence and intimidation by gardaí, and that management must explain its policing strategy.
Three new accommodation centres for asylum seekers are set to open in Dublin, as the Government scrambles to house international protection applicants sleeping rough.
Clare locals protesting housing of asylum seekers 'disappointed' at government response
'Horror' after Clare protesters board bus to conduct 'headcount of asylum seekers'
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May 18th 2023, 8:29 PM
Cairns clarifies speech criticising lack of engagement with Clare community blockading hotel
The leader of the Social Democrats made a statement on Twitter this afternoon.
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May 18th 2023, 3:52 PM
Clare locals protesting housing of asylum seekers 'disappointed' at government response
The group say they will continue to protest “peacefully”.
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May 17th 2023, 11:03 PM
'Horror' after Clare protesters board bus to conduct 'headcount of asylum seekers'
Protests have taken place at Magowna House hotel in Inch, Co Clare, after over 30 assylum seekers were moved into holiday homes there this week.
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May 17th 2023, 7:47 PM
O'Gorman says Clare hotel 'has to be used' to house asylum seekers due to lack of accommodation
Tánaiste Micheál Martin told reporters this afternoon that the asylum seekers are “not a threat to society”.
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May 17th 2023, 6:02 PM
Taoiseach says 'no need' for protests at refugee housing, after blockade by Clare locals
The dispute centres around Magowna House in Inch, where around 34 asylum seekers arrived yesterday evening.
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May 16th 2023, 7:50 PM
Taoiseach 'horrified' by burning of refugee tents as ministers to meet gardaí over protests
Migrant groups have expressed grave concern for the safety of asylum seekers sleeping rough.
A makeshift camp for migrants on Dublin's Sandwith Street was torched on Friday night amid demonstrations.
Integration Minister Roderic O'Gorman said people have the right to protest but not to 'intimidate'.
The Green Party TD said 180 beds will become available to be offered to migrants in the coming days.
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