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Child asylum seekers

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Nearly 300 adult asylum seekers claimed to be children, Oireachtas committee told

Nearly 300 adult asylum seekers claimed to be children, Oireachtas committee told

Thu, 07 May, 2026

The child and family agency said in a report to the Dáil Public Accounts Committee that the average time the adults were incorrectly presumed to be children, and possibly lived in children's accommodation, was 57 days.

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