Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2022
1189. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of resettlement places which Ireland has offered for asylum seekers detained in migrant detention centres in Libya in the period 2018 to present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30057/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI can confirm, Deputy, that no resettlement places have been offered to asylum seekers in migrant detention centres in Libya during the period from 2018 to present. The focus of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme for the past years has been on resettling Syrian and Afghan refugees. Some Libyan nationals may have been given asylum in Ireland as a consequence of applications for international protection. Queries on the outcome of such applications should be directed to my colleague, the Minister for Justice.
