The migrant crisis and a reform of the international protection system led to a 140% increase in appeals against decisions to deny asylum seeker status in Ireland. The increase in the number of appeals is revealed in the 2018 annual report of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT). The IPAT considers appeals on behalf of those not granted refugee or subsidiary protection by the International Protection Office. It received 2,151 appeals last year, the vast majority of which were applications against a decision to refuse international protection to the applicant. These were transferred to the International Protection Office, which subsequently considered whether these cases were entitled to a subsidiary protection.

Source: Irish Examiner June 11, 2019 15:45 UTC