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Asylum Process Reform

At the Irish Refugee Council, we strive for an Ireland where people who claim asylum are treated with humanity and dignity. An Ireland where Direct Provision ends and is replaced by a system that gives privacy, supports integration and builds agency. We work to ensure Ireland continues to expand pathways to safety for people fleeing persecution around the world. We believe Ireland has a unique leadership role to play amidst Europe’s crisis of leadership on refugee issues, with human rights at its heart. 

Our advocacy and policy work is and continues to be based on sound research and present constructive solutions. Fundamentally, the voice and experience of people in the asylum system is at the fore of our work and we will actively pursue inclusion. We facilitate, support, guide and learn from the diverse and vibrant civil society responses to people seeking asylum in Ireland, working closely with our traditional partners and supporting new movements and ideas.

We work towards legislative & policy change for a fair asylum system advocating for:
  • A reduction in delays in the asylum procedure 
  • Best practice at all International Protection Office customer service meetings
  • Ireland to opt in to the Optional Protocol on the Convention Against Torture
  • The right to work to be as expansive and unrestricted as possible 
  • Access to early legal advice for people seeking asylum
  • Continued support and assistance to children, young people and LBGT people seeking asylum

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Call for urgent implementation of vulnerability assessment, two years after it became mandatory

Call for urgent implementation of vulnerability assessment, two years after it became mandatory

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Published: 5th November, 2020

Updated: 16th November, 2020

Author: Nick Henderson

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Budget 2021 submission

Budget 2021 submission

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Published: 27th July, 2020

Updated: 28th July, 2020

Author: Nick Henderson

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  • Asylum Process Reform
Pre-Budget Submission 2019

Pre-Budget Submission 2019

We call for a number of changes to Budget 2019 Read more

Published: 14th July, 2018

Updated: 14th April, 2020

Author: Vikki Walshe

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The Right to Work

The Right to Work

Policy paper outlining the recommendations on the right to work Read more

Published: 30th June, 2017

Updated: 14th April, 2020

Author: Vikki Walshe

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The Time Factor

The Time Factor

Working group report and lived experiences of the length of the asylum process Read more

Published: 30th June, 2015

Updated: 14th April, 2020

Author: Vikki Walshe

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Providing Protection

Providing Protection

Access to early legal advice for people seeking asylum Read more

Published: 14th April, 2014

Updated: 14th April, 2020

Author: Vikki Walshe

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Difficult to Believe

Difficult to Believe

The assessment of asylum claims in Ireland Read more

Published: 1st April, 2012

Updated: 14th April, 2020

Author: Vikki Walshe

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