This EMN Ireland conference discussed the status, care and integration of unaccompanied minors in Ireland and internationally, both those granted protection and those transitioning to adulthood without an immigration status.
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The EMN Ireland national study Approaches to Unaccompanied Minors Following Status Determination in Ireland was launched at the conference.
Conference Programme |
| 09:00 – 09:30 Arrival and Registration |
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Welcome: Prof Alan Barrett, Director, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) |
| Keynote: Dr Bryan McMahon, Former Chair of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process (Download keynote address) |
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10:00 – 11:15 Session 1: Unaccompanied minors in the international context Chair: Michele Clarke, Chief Social Worker, Department of Children and Youth Affairs Approaches to unaccompanied minors following status determination: Ireland in an EU context (Download presentation) Samantha Arnold and Sarah Groarke, EMN Ireland / Economic and Social Research Institute Promising practices for working with separated children and youth to secure comprehensive solutions (Download presentation) Jyothi Kanics, Faculty of Law, University of Lucerne The best interests of the child and the protection system (Download presentation) Maria Hennessy, UNHCR Ireland – the UN Refugee Agency Questions and answers followed by coffee break |
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11:30 – 12:45 Session 2: Care, aftercare and integration of unaccompanied minors Chair: Shirley Martin, Co-Director Early Years and Childhood Studies, University College Cork Social Work and Aftercare Services for Separated Children in Ireland (Download presentation) Barbara Monaghan and Thomas Dunning, Tusla Social Work Team for Separated Children Seeking Asylum Unaccompanied minors in Sweden (Download presentation) Marie Bengtsson, Swedish EMN National Contact Point, Swedish Migration Agency ‘More than a new language’ – addressing the education and training needs of unaccompanied minors in Ireland (Download presentation) Jessica Farnan, CDETB Youth and Education Service for Refugees and Migrants Questions and answers followed by lunch |
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13:45 – 14:50 Session 3: Pathways to status for unaccompanied minors Chair: Hilkka Becker, Chairperson, International Protection Appeals Tribunal Pathways to status for unaccompanied minors (Download presentation) Brian Merriman, Policy Division, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Presentation by Katie Mannion, Irish Refugee Council Unaccompanied minors and international protection – Legal services provided by the Legal Aid Board Evelyn Petoia, Legal Aid Board Questions and answers 14:50 – 15:00 Closing Remarks Emma Quinn, EMN Ireland / Economic and Social Research Institute |
More information:
See EMN Ireland study Approaches to Unaccompanied Minors Following Status Determination in Ireland
