N.B. With the coming into force of the Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Act 2020 on 05 August 2020, asylum seekers … More
Tag: Department of Justice and Equality
The Ombudsman & Direct Provision
Yesterday, the Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly launched a well reasoned critique of the direct provision system (news coverage here and all Human Rights in Ireland’s posts on … More
The Rule of Law & Access to Justice in Ireland
On Saturday, 2 March 2013 the Department of Justice and Equality hosted a seminar on Constitutional Reform in relation to the Courts in … More
Reception Conditions for Asylum Seekers in Ireland: The Need for a Legislative Basis
Some 12 years after the introduction of the direct provision system for asylum seekers in Ireland, there is an urgent … More