Arrangements for accommodation and housing for beneficiaries of temporary protection: EMN Inform

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This inform analyses the arrangements European Union (EU) Member States have put in place for accommodation and housing for beneficiaries of temporary protection, in the context of the activation of the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD). Article 13(1) of the TPD requires Member States to ensure that persons entitled to temporary protection have access to suitable accommodation or, if necessary, receive … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:23 Nov 2022
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Ending Direct Provision? February 2021-September 2022: A review of the implementation of the White Paper on Ending Direct Provision

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This report highlights Nasc’s research to monitor and examine the progress achieved in strengthening the social and economic rights for persons seeking international protection since the publication of the 2021 White Paper on Ending Direct Provision.  Based on an evaluation of Freedom of Information records available assessing White Paper implementation deliberations to between February 2021 and October 2022, this research … Read More

Author(s):Dr. Liam Thornton, Dr. Abayomi Ogunsanya
Publisher:NASC
Publication Date:01 Nov 2022
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Invisible People: The integration support needs of refugee families reunified in Ireland

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The right to family reunification is a well established principle of human rights law and is one that has particular relevance to refugees and other beneficiaries of international protection (UNHCR, 2018). Statutory provision for refugee family reunification in Ireland is set out under Section 56 and Section 57 of the International Protection Act 2015. In addition, the Irish government has … Read More

Author(s):Karen Smith, Muireann Ní Raghallaigh, Derina Johnson and Azad Izzeddin
Publisher:NASC
Publication Date:28 Jul 2020
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:https://nascireland.org/sites/default/files/Invisible%20People.pdf
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Safe Haven – The Needs of Refugee Children Arriving in Ireland through the Irish Refugee Protection Programme: An Exploratory Study

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Ireland has had a formal refugee resettlement scheme in operation since 2000 in association with the UNHCR, however the establishment of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) has brought about a significant and rapid increase in Irish resettlement and relocation operations. There is growing recognition of the need for more planning and a clearer national policy to support this increase. … Read More

Author(s):Muireann Ní Raghallaigh, Karen Smith & Jennifer Scholtz
Publisher:Children's Rights Alliance
Publication Date:23 Sep 2019
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:https://www.childrensrights.ie/sites/default/files/Safe%20Haven%20Main%20Report.pdf
ISBN:978-1-9161457-1-9
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The Reception Conditions Directive: One Year On


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This paper outlines the experience of the Irish Refugee Council helping people in the asylum process in the 12 months since the coming into force of the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018. The paper is informed by the issues emerging from the Irish Refugee Council’s direct work with people in the asylum process, delivered via the Irish Refugee Council’s Drop-in … Read More

Author(s):Rosemary Hennigan
Publisher:Irish Refugee Council
Publication Date:11 Jul 2019
URL:https://www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/RCD-One-Year-On-11-July-2019-Final.pdf
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Transition: from Direct Provision to life in the community: The experiences of those who have been granted refugee status, subsidiary protection or leave to remain in Ireland

Abstract This participative study was carried out in partnership with the Irish Refugee Council between March and November 2015. It aims to develop a deeper understanding of the experiences of those who have been granted refugee status, or other forms of protection, as they transition from Direct Provision accommodation to life in thecommunity. The project looks at people’s hopes, fears, … Read More

Author(s):Muireann Ní Raghallaigh; Maeve Foreman; Maggie Feeley
Publisher:University College Dublin
Publication Date:01 Jan 2016
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:https://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/TransitionReport2016(1).pdf
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The Organisation of Reception Facilities for Asylum Seekers in different Member States: EMN Synthesis Report


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Abstract This Synthesis Report presents the main findings of the EMN Focussed Study on “The Organisation of Reception Facilities for Asylum Seekers in the different Member States”. The study aims to identify good practices for flexible, efficient reception facilities whilst maintaining quality of reception conditions. The Study addresses: Similarities and differences in the organisation of reception facilities;  Similarities and differences … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:07 Feb 2014
Geographic Focus:Europe
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The Organisation of Reception Facilities for Asylum Seekers in Ireland


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Abstract All seekers of international protection in Ireland may access the direct provision system of accommodation, but there is no legal requirement to do so. Direct provision accommodation is the responsibility of the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA), an agency under the aegis of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS). RIA provides mainly full board accommodation by way of … Read More

Author(s):Corona Joyce and Emma Quinn
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:07 Feb 2014
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:978 0 7070 0362 7
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One Size Doesn’t Fit All. A legal analysis of the direct provision and dispersal system in Ireland, 10 years on.


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In 2003, FLAC recommended that the scheme of direct provision should be “abandoned immediately”; however, seven years on the same situation continues. In this report FLAC revisits the scheme of direct provision and dispersal in the context of changes in social welfare legislation, the reduction in the number of asylum seekers and the long periods of time people remain in … Read More

Author(s):Free Legal Advice Centres
Publisher:Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
Publication Date:18 Dec 2010
Geographic Focus:Irish
ISBN:1873532172
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Policies on Reception, Return and Integration arrangements for and numbers of Unaccompanied Minors – an EU comparative study: EMN Synthesis Report


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This EMN Synthesis Report summarises the main findings of national reports produced by twenty-two of the EMN National Contact Points (EMN NCPs) from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In keeping with the EMN’s objectives, the purpose of this … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security, European Commission
Publication Date:01 May 2010
Geographic Focus:European Union
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Am Only Saying It Now: Experiences of Women Seeking Asylum in Ireland


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The average wait for an asylum, protection or leave to remain claim to be processed in Ireland is a minimum of two years, with some women waiting five years or more, during which time they and their families live in direct provision, having been dispersed to regional accommodation centres. Many women in direct provision accommodation are often times battling poor … Read More

Author(s):Salome Mbugua
Publisher:AkiDwa
Publication Date:01 Mar 2010
Geographic Focus:Ireland
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‘Upon the Limits of Rights Regimes’: Reception Conditions of Asylum Seekers in the Republic of Ireland

Abstract Only in recent years has Ireland had to deal with appreciable numbers of asylum seekers coming to her shores. The reception of asylum seekers awaiting determination of refugee claims has drastically altered in that period. From inclusion to exclusion has been the hallmark of thelegal regulation of reception conditions for asylum seekers. Legal protection from the Irish courts in … Read More

Author(s):Liam Thornton
Publisher:Centre for Refugee Studies at York University
Publication Date:01 Jan 2007
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://pi.library.yorku.ca/ojs/index.php/refuge/issue/view/1269
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Reception Systems, their capacities and the social situation of asylum applicants: EMN Synthesis Report


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Abstract This EMN synthesis report provides a description of reception facilities in the member states, the number, capacities and location of such accommodation centres and of other accommodation; an analysis of the social situation of asylum applicants within the accommodation centres; and a description of the administrative and legal frameworks of the asylum application procedures. Ten of the EMN National … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security
Publication Date:01 May 2006
Geographic Focus:European Union
ISBN:9200000000
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