Palestinian man granted hearing over accommodation request

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A Palestinian man was granted permission to pursue a High Court judicial review over accommodation and a vulnerability assessment, reported on 14 January 2025.

He seeks an order requiring the Minister for Children, Equality, Integration and Youth to provide international protection accommodation and assess his vulnerability. The application also seeks declarations concerning alleged failures under EU law and his rights.

The man says he arrived in Ireland in March 2024 after fleeing conflict in Palestine and has been homeless, sleeping rough in Dublin. The claims about his circumstances and health are set out in the application; they are not findings stated in the report.

At the High Court on 14 January 2025, Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty adjourned the matter to the following day.