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Appeal hearing in case of unaccommodated asylum seekers

Updated / Thursday, 6 Mar 2025 09:17
IHREC had brought the case in respect of IP applicants who were not offered accommodation when they made their asylum claim on arrival in Ireland
IHREC had brought the case in respect of IP applicants who were not offered accommodation when they made their asylum claim on arrival in Ireland

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) will defend an appeal by the State, against a High Court judgment which relates to unaccommodated asylum seekers.

Last August, the court ruled that the State had failed in its duty to provide for the basic needs, including accommodation, of International Protection applicants, thereby breaching their right to dignity.

IHREC had brought the High Court case in its own name in respect of a class of people (IP applicants) who were not offered accommodation when they made their asylum claim on arrival in Ireland.

The State lodged its appeal to that ruling in November 2024, which is being fully contested by IHREC at the Court of Appeal.

When the case began in December 2023, there were 259 unaccommodated International Protection applicants.

This week 3,512 are awaiting on an offer of State accommodation.

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