Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 July 2016
91. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons to date that have been resettled under the various resettlement and relocation programmes in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23181/16]
View answerThe Government’s decision to establish the Irish Refugee Protection Programme on 10 September 2015 was a direct response to the EU migrant crisis.
Of the 4,000 people committed to under the September 2015 Government decision, 2,622 are to be taken in under the EU relocation scheme from Italy and Greece and 780 (520 of whom will arrive by the end of 2016 and 260 in 2017) from Lebanon under the refugee resettlement programme. A decision has yet to be taken on the mechanism under which the remaining refugees will be taken.
Under the refugee resettlement programme, Ireland is taking programme refugees from Lebanon. Under the EU relocation scheme Ireland is taking asylum seekers from EU migration hotspots including Greece.
|
Programme |
Arrivals to date |
Cases processed and awaiting transfer to Ireland in the coming weeks |
|
Resettlement |
273 |
248 |
|
Relocation |
38 |
32 (a further selection mission to accept a further 50 cases was completed in July 2016) |
