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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Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2018: EMN Inform


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This inform summarises the results of the EMN Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2018. The inform looks at key developments and trends in the following areas:- legal migration and mobility, international protection including asylum, unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups, integration, citizenship and statelessness, borders, visa and schengen, irregular migration including migrant smuggling, trafficking in human beings and return and … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:27 May 2019
Reference Period:01 Jan 2018 to 31 Dec 2019
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Approaches to Unaccompanied Minors Following Status Determination in the EU plus Norway: EMN Synthesis Report


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Abstract Between 2014 and 2017, some 219,575 minors came to the EU plus Norway unaccompanied, i.e. without a parent or another adult responsible for them, to seek asylum. At the same time, at least another 48,591 minors came unaccompanied for other reasons, though the number of those outside the asylum system remains largely unknown. The study aims to explore the … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:09 Aug 2018
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Approaches to Unaccompanied Minors Following Status Determination in the EU plus Norway: EMN Inform


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This inform summarises the EMN study on Approaches to Unaccompanied Minors Following Status Determination in the EU plus Norway. Key points to note: Between 2014 and 2017, some 219,575 minors came to the EU and Norway unaccompanied, i.e. without a parent or another adult responsible for them, to seek asylum. At least another 48,591 minors came unaccompanied for other reasons, though … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:09 Aug 2018
Geographic Focus:Europe
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What happens to Unaccompanied Children on arrival in Europe following Status Determination? EMN Flash #1/2018

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The numbers of children who came to the EU and Norway unaccompanied, i.e. without a parent or another adult responsible for them, to seek asylum, reached unprecedented levels between 2014 and 2017, at almost 220,000. At the same time, at least another 48,500 unaccompanied children arrived during the same period, and did not seek asylum. Where did these children come … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:09 Aug 2018
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Unaccompanied minors in Ireland: Current Law, Policy and Practice

Abstract Ireland, as a country on the periphery of Europe, has not been significantly impacted by the current refugee crisis. The number of unaccompanied minors (UAM) arriving in Ireland is very low. Perhaps precisely because of this Ireland has had the opportunity to greatly improve its care provision for UAM. As such, it represents a particularly interesting case study regarding … Read More

Author(s):Samantha Arnold, Muireann Ní Raghallaigh
Publisher:Social Work and Society International Online Journal
Publication Date:01 Sep 2017
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://www.socwork.net/sws/article/view/496/1011
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Children’s Rights and Refugee Law: Conceptualising Children within the Refugee Convention

Abstract Children make up half of the world’s refugees and over 40 per cent of the world’s asylum seekers. However, children are largely invisible in historical and contemporary refugee law. Furthermore, there has been very limited interaction between the burgeoning children’s rights framework, in particular the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), and the 1951 Convention relating to … Read More

Author(s):Samantha Arnold
Publisher:Routhledge
Publication Date:10 Aug 2017
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:https://www.routledge.com/Childrens-Rights-and-Refugee-Law-Conceptualising-Children-within-the/Arnold/p/book/9781138052710
ISBN:9781138052710
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The social care needs of unaccompanied minors: The Irish experience

Abstract This article examines forms of care which can be used by social workers to best respond to unaccompanied minors (UAMs) given their complex needs and particular vulnerability combined with their agency and resilience. The vulnerabilities and agency/resilience of UAMs are examined in the context of multiple borders (cultural, political and physical) being negotiated by these young people. While it … Read More

Author(s):Deirdre Horgan, Muireann Ní Raghallaigh
Publisher:Taylor and Francis online
Publication Date:25 Jul 2017
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13691457.2017.1357018
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EMN Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum 2015: Synthesis Report

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The EMN Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum 2015 provides an overview of the main legal and policy development in the area of migration and asylum taking place at EU level and within participating countries[1]. The following key points are identified: Common European Asylum System A total of 1,321,600 asylum applications were submitted in 2015, more than double compared to … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:10 Aug 2016
Reference Period:10 Aug 2016 to 01 Jan 2020
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Transcending borders: Social support and resilience, the case of separated children

Abstract: The specific support needs of separated children are widely documented, with the additional risks and care concerns making this a particularly complex and vulnerable group. More recently, researchers have also turned their attention to the strength and resilience evident within this group. This paper presents a summary of the findings from a small-scale qualitative study undertaken to better understand … Read More

Author(s):Smyth, Shannon and Dolan
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:24 Sep 2015
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21931674.2015.1074430
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Policies, practices and data on unaccompanied minors in the EU Member States and Norway: EMN Synthesis Report


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Abstract The study aims to update the findings of the 2008-2009 EMN study Policies on reception, return and integration arrangements for,and numbers of, unaccompanied minors and to provide up-to-date information and comparable data on the numbers and state of protection of unaccompanied minors (UAMs) arriving in Europe. The study has a special focus on the following issues The study[1] aims … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:28 May 2015
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Policies, practices and data on unaccompanied minors in the EU Member States and Norway: EMN Inform


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This EMN Inform summarises the findings from the 2015 EMN Synthesis Report Policies, practices and data on unaccompanied minors. Key points to note: Unaccompanied minors (UAMs), for the purpose of this Study, are children (as defined by the UN CRC) from third countries, who arrive on the territory of an EU Member State unaccompanied by an adult responsible for them, … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:28 May 2015
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Policies and Practices on Unaccompanied Minors in Ireland


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Abstract This study is a broad-ranging exploration of the policies and practices in place for unaccompanied minors in Ireland. Unaccompanied minors and separated children, broadly defined as children below the age of eighteen, who are not in the care of/accompanied by a responsible adult, form a particularly vulnerable migrant group. While at EU-level there are indications that the number of … Read More

Author(s):Emma Quinn, Corona Joyce, Egle Gusciute
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:25 Nov 2014
Geographic Focus:Ireland
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The Role of the Guardian in Determining the Best Interest of the Separated Child Seeking Asylum in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Systems of Guardianship in Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands

Abstract Separated children seeking asylum in Europe have the right to a representative, typically in the form of a guardian, and the right to have their best interests taken into account. These rights are articulated in the Council Directives and Regulations regulating the Common European Asylum System. The original language used around the time of developing the Common European Asylum … Read More

Author(s):Samantha Arnold, Martine Goeman and Katja Fournier
Publisher:Brill
Publication Date:22 Nov 2014
Geographic Focus:null
URL:http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/15718166-12342066
ISBN:1388-364X
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Foster Care and Supported Lodgings for Separated Asylum Seeking Young People in Ireland: The views of young people,carers and stakeholders


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Services for separated young people in Ireland developed in a reactionary manner in the late 1990s, resulting in inadequate care arrangements that were not on a par with those provided to Irish young people in the care of the state. However, in recent years the system of care for separated young people has changed fundamentally, with most of the young … Read More

Author(s):Dr Muireann Ní Raghallaigh, UCD
Publisher:Barnardos and the Health Service Executive
Publication Date:03 Apr 2013
Geographic Focus:Ireland
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Children’s Roles in Transnational Migration

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There are important gaps in our knowledge about children who migrate. Even in societies which employ technologically sophisticated systems for monitoring and measuring migration, data on child migrants are incomplete and focused on specific groups of vulnerable children and young people. The lack of data and research on processes underpinning child migration and on the experiences of children who migrate … Read More

Author(s):Allen White, Caitríona Ní Laoire, Naomi Tyrell and Fina Carpena-Méndez
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:30 Jun 2011
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2011.590635
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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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Policies on Unaccompanied Minors in Ireland

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Abstract This report examines policies and provisions for unaccompanied minors in Ireland. The report provides an overview of the complex system of provision in the area and highlights presenting issues and gaps as well as instances of best practice. A potential conflict was identified between the unaccompanied minor as a protection applicant or person of otherwise undefined legal (immigration) status, … Read More

Author(s):Corona Joyce and Emma Quinn
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:02 Sep 2009
Reference Period:01 Jan 2000 to 31 Dec 2008
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:9780707002873
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Family Reunification: EMN Synthesis Report


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Abstract This EMN synthesis Report summarises and compares the findings of studies by nine European Migration Network National Contact Points (Austria, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Romania, Sweden, Netherlands and United Kingdom). The purpose of the study was to improve the understanding of family reunification within the EU in order to support, in particular, policy makers concerned with any possible further … Read More

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