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13 Mar 2024

Changes to income and accommodation supports for arrivals from Ukraine

  On 13 March 2024, new legislation to bring into effect a revised approach to supporting new arrivals from Ukraine has been commenced. The Social Welfare and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 implements recently announced changes to the income supports provided to newly arriving Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) in Ireland. On 12 December 2023, the Department of the … Read More

05 Mar 2024

New data on arrivals from Ukraine in CSO’s latest release

  On 20 February 2024, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) released the 12th report in the Arrivals from Ukraine in Ireland series. The figures on numbers of arrivals are based on Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) allocations to people protected under the Temporary Protection Directive, as of 04 February 2024. Summary of arrivals In total there have been 104,870 arrivals … Read More

26 Feb 2024

New EMN Inform: Access to autonomous housing in the context of international protection

  Access to autonomous housing plays an important role in the integration process for international protection applicants and beneficiaries of international protection. The European Commission Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021-2027 highlights the importance of promoting autonomous housing models for international protection applicants. It also underscores the value of disseminating and scaling up successful models of inclusive and affordable … Read More

12 Feb 2024

Recent European Court of Justice developments on international protection

  The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recently delivered two significant rulings in relation to international protection. An Advocate General of the CJEU also delivered their opinion on Member States recognising refugee status issued by other Member States. Procedural guarantees and indirect refoulement under the Dublin III Regulation On 30 November 2023, the CJEU delivered a … Read More

30 Jan 2024

New measures to expedite international protection application processing announced

  On 30 January,  the Department of Justice announced new measures to expedite international protection application processing. As of 31 January, Algeria and Botswana will be considered as designated safe countries of origin for the purpose of making a claim for international protection in Ireland. The changes were made following a review of safe countries of origin in the context … Read More

17 Jan 2024

Expansion of Employment Permit System Announced

  On 20 December 2023, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) announced significant changes to the employment permit system. The changes cross many employment sectors and include amendments to roles eligible for employment permits as well as a roadmap for increasing the minimum salary thresholds for employment permits. The changes include the addition of 11 roles to the … Read More