Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In the case of an unaccompanied minor arriving in Ireland, where he or she has come through another country and something is flagged through the screening process, it is not the case that they would be put in a detention centre or anything of the sort. The intention is that we would work with State agencies to make sure that unaccompanied minors in particular would be treated as vulnerable people and that there would be a structure around them but, obviously if somebody is a significant risk that has to be taken into account as well.