Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 June 2023

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Challenges Facing Refugee and Migrant Children in Ireland: Discussion

Dr. Fiona O'Reilly:

Definitely. I thank Senator Ruane for teasing that out. I was not aware of the backdating. The Senator may have seen in one of the case studies that one person had his claimed age accepted the day before he turned 18. He had his original assessment when he arrived a year and a half previously, when he was 16, and then he got his age accepted. I am sure he has no idea that he is-----

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