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  • Asylum

    Asylum Structures:

    For the purposes of processing asylum applications at first instance and appeals and the co-ordination of services such as reception and accommodation aspects, the Government has put in place a three pillar structure consisting of:

    • The Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) (established under the Refugee Act, 1996)
    • The Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT) (established under the Refugee Act, 1996)
    • The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) (established in April 2001)

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    Asylum

    Key statistics in relation to Asylum are available on the following web sites: www.orac.ie/

    www.ria.gov.ie/statistics/www.unhcr.ie/

    http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/population/publications/migration_asylum