553. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants currently undergoing an age-assessment process; and the number whose age remains disputed for each of the past five years and as of 1 October 2026. [72148/26]
Topics / Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsUnaccompanied Minors and Separated Children
23 questions from 7 TDs, between 20 March 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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555. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the annual cost associated with supports provided to persons who claimed to be minors but were subsequently determined not to be minors, including accommodation, education and social supports, in each of the past five years. [72146/26]
559. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether administrative, civil or criminal consequences arise where an international protection applicant is found to have misrepresented their age by claiming to be a minor, when subsequently determined not to be; and if so, the number and nature of such consequences, in each of the past five years. [72144/26]
560. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants who claimed to be minors but were subsequently determined not to be minors and who, prior to that determination, were enrolled in second-level education in each of the past five years, broken down by year. [72125/26]
561. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants for international protection who claimed to be under 18 years of age on arrival in the State but who were subsequently determined not to be minors in each of the past five years, broken down by year. [72124/26]
396. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria used in the procurement process that resulted in the appointment of an organisation (details supplied) as the representative service for unaccompanied children seeking international protection under the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; the weighting assigned to experience in child protection, childcare services and internatio…
397. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether an independent evaluation will be conducted of the six-month pilot contract awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for the provision of representative services to unaccompanied children seeking international protection; the safeguards in place to ensure the rights and welfare of these children are protected; and if he wi…
398. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the qualifications, training and child protection experience required of personnel engaged by an organisation (details supplied) to represent unaccompanied minors arriving at ports and airports; the number of staff that have been recruited for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54316/26]
990. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who went missing from SCSIP care prior to receiving an initial trafficking risk assessment in each of the past five years [39581/26]
991. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures in place to ensure that all unaccompanied minors receive an immediate trafficking vulnerability assessment upon entering care [39582/26]
34. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unaccompanied minors who arrived in the State in 2025 seeking international protection. [20844/26]
921. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the system of age verification used by Tusla for separated children seeking international protection to ensure it is sufficiently robust to address child protection concerns and the potential risks associated with placing adults in accommodation designated for minors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63…
922. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the discussions she has had with Tusla regarding age verification processes for separated children seeking international protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63492/25]
923. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of those initially classified as separated children seeking international protection who were subsequently determined to be over the age of 18, who were initially placed in Tusla accommodation, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63493/25]
927. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of beds or placements provided by Tusla for unaccompanied minors and other children in the care of the State who are seeking international protection or are beneficiaries of temporary protection in each of the years from 2015 to 2024 and to date in 2025, and by placement type, in tabular form; and if she will make a statemen…
928. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total gross expenditure by Tusla on accommodation and related services for unaccompanied minors and other children in State care who are seeking international protection or are beneficiaries of temporary protection in the years 2020 to 2025, by programme or subhead, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
929. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of whole-time equivalent Tusla staff assigned to work with separated children seeking international protection, including any staff engaged in age-assessment work, in each of the years from 2020 to 2025, by grade and function, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63540/25]
930. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the existing protocols and memoranda of understanding between his Department, Tusla and the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in respect of age assessment for persons claiming to be minors in the international protection or temporary protection systems; whether these arrangements are currently under review; whether the …
714. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to supply a comprehensive list of documentation required for a minor travelling on their own seeking re-entry to Ireland (details supplied). [61079/25]
715. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason his Department no longer issues permission to return letters for unaccompanied minors returning to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61080/25]
716. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm that a Stamp 3 issued to a minor is not reissued each year; if his Department accepts that a minor child remains under the updated permission of their parent’s residence status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61081/25]
363. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of unaccompanied minors who have entered the country in each of the past five years from Ukraine and elsewhere; the arrangements to accommodate them and to provide specific services that may be required; the cost to the State for accommodation and health care in each of the past five years; if the required number of social…
408. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a firm (details supplied) is going to use a property to accommodate and care for unaccompanied minors. [13018/25]