Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 March 2022
377. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants that have been referred to vulnerability assessment processes annually since 1 January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12878/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy may be aware, a vulnerability assessment process, as provided for under Regulation 8 of the European Union (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018, has been piloted by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) since its development in December 2020.
The assessment was extended to all new applicants from 21 February 2021.
An evaluation of the pilot has commenced and will be used to inform any refinements in the long-term implementation of vulnerability assessments in 2022.
From 1 February 2021 to 1 March 2022, 3,460 persons have been invited to participate in a vulnerability assessment by IPAS.
877 persons completed a vulnerability assessment in the period from 1 February 2021 to 1 February 2022.
