Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission v Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth & anor

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Respondent/Defendant:The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Ireland and the Attorney General
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2024] IEHC 493
Nature of Proceedings:Judicial review (section 41, Irish Human Rights and Equality Act 2014)
Judgment Date/s:01 Aug 2024
Judge:O’Donnell, B
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:Accommodation Centre, Asylum, Asylum (Application for), Asylum Applicant (Secondary Movement of), Homelessness, Reception Conditions, Reception Conditions (Material), Vulnerable person
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/173c9396-0529-4a34-9281-fd4441e5c1e6/2024_IEHC_493.pdf/pdf#view=fitH
References:S.Y. v Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth & ors [2023] IEHC 187

Facts: This case concerned difficulties faced by the State in providing accommodation to certain single male applicants for international protection in the period between late 2023 and May 2024. As the State was unable to provide accommodation, it sought to provide for the basic needs of applicants through an increased daily expenses allowance of 75 euros, and through the provision … Read More

Principles:Applicants for international protection have a well-established fundamental right to human dignity, including by being provided with an adequate standard of living that guarantees their subsistence and protects their physical and mental health where they do not have sufficient means to provide for themselves. A failure to provide for the basic needs of applicants was found to amount to a breach of their right to human dignity.
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