Mediation fails in refugee accommodation contracts dispute
Company says it spent €6 million on refurbishment work
International Protection Support Services
Angolan asylum applicant who said parents were murdered wins challenge over refusal
Man submitted he was member of separatist group and his family was targeted by government forces
Nearly 30% of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum ‘ineligible’, says Department of Justice
More than 140 people who sought international protection as children determined by Tusla to be adults, figures suggest
FG TD urges Government to reduce planned family reunification wait time to one year
International Protection Bill ‘a profound failure of political judgment’, Sinn Féin’s Darren O’Rourke tells Dáil
Dublin City Council spends €58m on homeless accommodation in three-month period
Companies owned by Seamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney and his wider family were paid about €7m
Majority of companies paid by State to accommodate international protection applicants do not report on profits
Most of the beneficiary companies have unlimited status and are not required to publicly report profits
Third refugee centre company sues State over contract repudiation
Planned centre in Donnybrook, Dublin, was to accommodate 41 residents in 13 rooms
What are the new family reunification rules for migrant workers?
The Government is tightening rules to bring them in line with other EU countries, but critics say the new policies are too restrictive
Asylum seekers to pay up to 40% of income to fund accommodation under new plan
More restrictive family reunification rules also proposed
Tusla expects to be €68m over budget this year as demand for services rises
Child and family agency says it is trying to cut costs but need for services in residential care, fostering and caring for separated children seeking asylum has increased
Number of asylum seekers who can access labour market to ‘reduce significantly’, analysis finds
Update to Irish law required to bring it into line with EU legislation, which would bring first-instance decision on international protection within five months
Kinvara residents seek to bring challenge against housing of asylum seekers at hotel
Use of hotel as accommodation centre since 2019 has resulted in losses of up to €13.3m to the local area, residents claim
Removal of oral hearings for asylum seekers ‘could significantly increase risk of incorrect decisions’
An oral hearing ‘would give us a chance to express ourselves’, asylum seeker says
Deportation orders triple as Ireland enforces a ‘firmer approach to migration’
Substantial fall in number of people seeking international protection this year
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