Written answers
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Immigration Support Services
Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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210. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants deemed vulnerable since the commencement of the pilot project; the most common vulnerabilities identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23843/22]
Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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211. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who have been invited to undertake a vulnerability assessment since December 2020; the number of persons who have subsequently undergone the substantive assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23844/22]
Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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212. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the vulnerability assessment pilot ended; if the evaluation will involve external stakeholders such as residents and NGOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23845/22]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 to 212, inclusive, together.
The vulnerability assessment pilot programme is still ongoing. A review is currently taking place but has been delayed because of the need to respond to the Ukraine crisis. Since 1 February 2021, 668 applicants have been deemed to be vulnerable within the meaning of Regulation 2(5) of the European Union (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018.
Furthermore, 33% of those who were identified as having a vulnerability were persons who have been subjected to torture, rape or another form of serious psychological, physical or sexual violence, and 26% were persons who are minors. 12% were identified as vulnerable because they had a serious illness; 9% were single parents with minor children and 9% were persons with mental disorders.
Other vulnerabilities identified related to being pregnant (2%), being a victim of human trafficking (2%), being a member of the LGBTI+ community (3%), being a person with a disability (3%) and being an unaccompanied minor (0.2%). It should be noted that a vulnerable person may have more than one kind of vulnerability.
Since December 2020, 5,879 persons have been invited to participate in a vulnerability assessment. Following an initial assessment with a Vulnerability Assessment Officer, 538 persons have been referred to an International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) social worker for further assessments to date.
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