Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
1381. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the arrangements for the beneficiaries of family reunification in cases in which family members are arriving from designated states; the person or body with responsibility for providing facilities for family members to quarantine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40259/21]
View answerMy Department has responsibility for processing family reunification applications under the International Protection Act 2015 and the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family reunification.
Where an applicant is granted permission to enter the State to join their family members, the onus is on them to comply with all public health measures required by law, including mandatory quarantine.
The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has responsibility for family members being reunified under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) Humanitarian Admissions Programme (IHAP). Family members arriving under this Programme during Covid-19 have been able to quarantine in International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) quarantine centres at no cost to the refugees or their family members.
