Body expects 'substantial increase' in asylum-seeker appeals 

Asylum-seekers who had not been provided with accommodation pitched their tents outside the International Protection Office in protest earlier this month. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

The body which rules on appeals made by asylum-seekers regarding their international protection claims says it is “essential” it is adequately resourced to do its work as it anticipates a “substantial increase” in appeals this year.

In its annual report for 2022, the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (Ipat) said as the first-instance appeal body for asylum appeals, it must have proper resources to “ensure that it is equipped to deal with those appeals expeditiously and in line with fairness and natural justice”.