Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 April 2021
1211. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if all 50 asylum seekers from the Moria refugee camp that were committed to relocating in October 2020 have been successfully relocated here; if not, the timeline for their relocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18155/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraOfficials from Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) are working with colleagues from Tusla and An Garda Síochána to arrange a joint mission to Greece in order to arrange the relocation of families and Unaccompanied Minors from Lesvos. It is expected that this relocation will take place very shortly.
Relocation from Greece is being organised as an exceptional humanitarian gesture alongside the government commitment to receive 2,900 refugees during the period 2020 -2023.
All missions and arrivals are being planned in the context of public health restrictions and Covid19 protocols.
