Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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384. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a schedule to include the number of and county of arrival of persons who presented to the International Protection Office and ports of entry in this State who were subsequently referred to TUSLA for an assessment for services under the Child Care Act from 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the number of persons who following that assessment by TUSLA are referred back to the IPO following a determination that they are an adult.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20611/24]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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385. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the number of persons who were referred to TUSLA by the International Protection Office for an assessment for services under the Child Care Act in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the number of those referrals that are now unaccounted for and or missing. [20612/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 384 and 385 together.

Where is appears to the International Protection Office (IPO) that an applicant is a minor, the person in question is referred to Child and Family Agency (TUSLA) .

TUSLA undertakes an assessment for eligibility for services and for those deemed to be unaccompanied minors, TUSLA support the young persons in making an application. There have been cases where TUSLA have deemed a young person not eligible for services and the young person has then completed an application for international protection as an adult.

Last year, IPO received 180 applications from unaccompanied minors.

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