Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 July 2023
506. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 574 of 27 June 2023 (details supplied) regarding unaccompanied minors; if he will instruct the International Protection Accommodation Service or his Department to answer the question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32360/23]
View answerThe number of unaccompanied minors in The State seeking international protection is a matter for the Department of Justice.
As TUSLA have set out in their answer to PQ 574 of 27 June 2023, Unaccompanied Minors who apply for international protection in the International Protection Office (IPO) are notified to TUSLA and do not come to the attention of the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) as they are in the care of TUSLA and do not reside in IPAS accommodation centres.
All 177 separated children seeking international protection are in the care of or accommodated by TUSLA under the provisions of the Child Care Act 1991 in family-based and residential placements and not in IPAS centres.
