The Government has agreed to accept up to 36 unaccompanied minors from Greece next year. The Minister gave the commitment after meeting the Greek Minister for Migration Policy in Brussels earlier. The children will be included as part of the Government's commitments under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme, which will grant them programme refugee status on arrival. "We have been working with Greece for some time as part of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme and following discussions with Minister Zappone, today I agreed that Ireland will welcome another 36 unaccompanied minors in 2019. Upon their transfer to Ireland, these unaccompanied minors will be taken into the care of our child protection authorities and will be provided with all of the necessary supports.

Source: Evening echo December 06, 2018 15:00 UTC