Asylum Applications

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2010

Tuesday, 11 May 2010

Ceisteanna (92)

Brian Hayes

Ceist:

130 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of unaccompanied minors claiming asylum who arrive here and who are currently in secondary schools; the number of same who have been transferred from Dublin on reaching the age of 18 years; the number of same who are in secondary education and have to leave the relevant school due to the fact that they have been transferred from Dublin to other parts of the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18982/10]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Deputy Barry Andrews)

My colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, has provided the statement below, of asylum applications from unaccompanied minors from January 2000 to the end of March 2010.

Asylum applications from Unaccompanied Minors 2000-2010 (31/3)

Year	Applications Received
2000	302
2001	600
2002	288
2003	271
2004	128
2005	131
2006	131
2007	94
2008	98
2009	56
2010 (31/3)	11

I regret that due to industrial action in the Health Service Executive, I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to the remainder of this Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.