Explaining recent trends in international protection in Ireland

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In the first six months of 2022, 6,494 applications for international protection were lodged in Ireland. This marked a significant increase compared to recent years. While there was also an increase in applications across the EU, the increase in Ireland was proportionally larger. Ireland was among a small number of European countries that saw applications rise continuously throughout the first … Read More

Author(s):Emily Cunniffe, Keire Murphy, Emma Quinn, James Laurence, Frances McGinnity, Kayla Rush
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
Publication Date:24 Nov 2022
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National statuses granted for protection reasons in Ireland

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This study provides an overview of the national statuses that may be granted to persons for protection reasons in Ireland. The report focuses on national statuses with a basis in Irish domestic law and policy and does not examine in detail EU-harmonised statuses. The report, which is part of an EU-wide mapping study, covers statuses that were granted in Ireland … Read More

Author(s):Sarah Groarke and Patricia Brazil
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:09 Jan 2020
Reference Period:01 Jan 2010 to 31 Dec 2018
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:978-0-7070-0507-2
DOI:https://doi.org/10.26504/rs96.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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Pathways to Protection and Inclusion: Ireland’s Role in Global Refugee Protection and Migration Movements

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This is a briefing paper from the Irish Refugee and Migrant Coalition. The Coalition was founded in August 2015, and is comprised of 23 leading Irish organisations that seek to advance the rights and dignity of people on the move and those in need of international protection. This paper does not provide a comprehensive overview of all immigration and asylum … Read More

Author(s):Irish Refugee and Migrant Coalition
Publisher:Irish Refugee and Migrant Coalition
Publication Date:24 Oct 2017
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://www.irmcoalition.com/uploads/1/0/6/9/106994057/imrc_pathways_to_protection_and_inclusion_website.pdf
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Identifying Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings in Asylum and Forced Return Procedures: Ireland

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Abstract The aim of this report is to explore the interaction between procedures for asylum, procedures for forced return and procedures for victims of human trafficking. Ireland’s legal and institutional framework for action against human trafficking has progressed significantly in recent years. However two broad issues remain regarding the identification of these victims. Firstly, in the wider identification context, no … Read More

Author(s):Corona Joyce and Emma Quinn
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:01 May 2014
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:978 0 7070 0364 1
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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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Establishing Identity for International Protection: Challenges and Practices: EMN Inform


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This EMN Inform presents the main findings of the EMN Focussed Study “Establishing Identity for International Protection: Challenges and Practices” undertaken by EMN National Contact Points from 25 (Member) States. It provides, for the first time, an overview of important challenges facing national authorities in their efforts to establish, in the absence of credible documentation, the identity of applicants for … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:24 Apr 2013
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Establishing Identity for International Protection: Ireland

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Abstract The study provides an overview of challenges and practices facing national authorities, as well as I/NGOs and practitioners, with regard to the establishment of identity of applicants for international protection (i.e. asylum and subsidiary protection) and for the return of rejected applicants. See also: Establishing Identity for International Protection: EMN Synthesis Report National reports from other EU Member States … Read More

Author(s):Corona Joyce
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:28 Feb 2013
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:9780707003498
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Not Fair Enough: Making the case for reform of the social welfare appeals system


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Not Fair Enough sets out the operation of the Social Welfare Appeals Office and charts the increase in the workload of the office as well as looking at the challenges facing it in terms of limited resources and delays. The report also summarises some of the main difficulties facing appellants and their advocates when they come into contact with the … Read More

Author(s):Free Legal Advice Centres
Publisher:Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
Publication Date:24 Oct 2012
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:1873532210
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Migration and International Protection Statistics 2009: EMN Inform


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This EMN Inform presents a summary of the main findings of the analysis of migration and international protection statistics for the year 2009 based on contributions from 21 Member States. The statistics were compiled in accordance with the Migratory Statistics Regulation 862/2007.

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:04 Jun 2012
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Closing a Protection Gap


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This report was written with two goals in mind. Firstly, it is meant to be a tool for service providers of separated children. Its purpose is to be a review of the experiences of service providers in the area for new service providers to use as a reference. Secondly, it is meant to be a critique on the system and … Read More

Author(s):Samantha Arnold and Louise Sarsfield Collins, Irish Refugee Council
Publisher:Irish Refugee Council
Publication Date:31 Dec 2011
Reference Period:01 Jan 2010 to 31 Dec 2011
Geographic Focus:Ireland
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Annual Report on Migration and International Protection Statistics 2008: EMN Synthesis Report

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This EMN Synthesis Report summarises the main findings of National Reports analysing migration and international protection statistics for the year 2008. It is based on the contribution from twenty-three EMN NCPs from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sweden and United Kingdom. Topics … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:European Commission
Publication Date:31 Oct 2011
Reference Period:01 Jan 2008 to 31 Dec 2008
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Annual Policy Report 2010: EMN Synthesis Report

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This report provides an overview into the most significant political and legislative (including EU) developments, as well as public debates, in the area of asylum and migration, with the focus on third-country nationals rather than EU nationals, for the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010.  The report was also used in the elaboration of the Commission’s Tracking Method … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General for Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:01 Sep 2011
Reference Period:01 Oct 2010 to 31 Dec 2010
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Annual Policy Report on Migration and Asylum 2010: Ireland (March 2011)


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The annual European Migration Network policy reports examine the main trends and policy development in the area of migration and asylum at EU Member State level. This seventh annual policy analysis report focuses on the period from January to December 2010. Important developments in the period included:- publication of an Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill in June 2010; continuation of … Read More

Author(s):Corona Joyce (ESRI)
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:31 Mar 2011
Reference Period:01 Jan 2010 to 31 Mar 2011
Geographic Focus:Irish
ISBN:978 0707003221
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Annual Policy Report 2008: EMN Synthesis Report

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The report provides an overall insight into the most significant political and legislative (including EU) developments, as well as enforcement public debates, in the area of asylum and migration, with the focus on third-country nationals rather than EU nationals in the participating Member States for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008. This EMN Synthesis Report summarises the … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:European Commission
Publication Date:16 Mar 2011
Reference Period:01 Jan 2008 to 31 Dec 2008
Geographic Focus:Europe
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The Different National Practices concerning granting of Non-EU Harmonised Protection Statuses: EMN Synthesis Report

Abstract This study analysed the different national practices concerning the granting of non-EU harmonised protection statuses, i.e. all statuses not covered by the Qualification Directive and by the Temporary Protection Directive. The study also aimed to explore the proportion of and trends with regard to applicants granted protection status based on national law, subsidiary protection as part of EU law … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publication Date:01 Jan 2011
Geographic Focus:European
URL:https://www.emn.ie/media/2011_EMN_Synthesis_Report_NonEUharmonised_combined1.pdf
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Annual Report on Asylum and Migration Statistics 2007: EMN Synthesis Report

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This synthesis report summarises the main findings for the year 2007 of the analysis of asylum and migration statistics undertaken by 23 EMN NCPs (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovak Republic, Finland, Sweden and United Kingdom).

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General for Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:06 Dec 2010
Reference Period:01 Jan 2007 to 01 Dec 2007
Geographic Focus:European Union
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The Practices In Ireland Concerning the Granting of Non-EU Harmonised Protection Statuses

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Abstract People seeking protection who attain a status with lower guarantees whether, for example, for humanitarian reasons or due to the principle against non-refoulement, are accorded rights determined by a Member State’s domestic law. Such statuses, which are not provided for by EU law, may be said to be non-EU harmonised statuses. The current study outlines and compares the EU … Read More

Author(s):John Stanley (Independent Consultant), Corona Joyce and Emma Quinn (ESRI)
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:19 Nov 2010
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:978 0 7070 0302 3
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Annual Policy Report 2009: EMN Synthesis Report

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This EMN Synthesis Report provides an overall insight into the most significant political and legislative (including EU) developments, as well as public debates, in the area of migration and asylum in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General for Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:01 Aug 2010
Reference Period:01 Jan 2009 to 31 Dec 2009
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Organisation of Asylum and Migration Policies in the EU Member States: EMN Synthesis Report


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Abstract This study provides an overview of the organisation of asylum and migration policies in the EU Member States. This includes inter alia the institutional context, the Ministries involved, basic laws and regulations and other organisations dealing with immigrants. The study concerns only the organisation of asylum and migration policies related to third country nationals from outside the EU. The … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security
Publication Date:01 Aug 2010
Reference Period:01 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2008
Geographic Focus:European Union
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