Somali refugee granted permission to pursue State aftercare support

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A High Court judge granted an 18-year-old Somali refugee permission to seek State aftercare entitlements. The Irish Refugee Council is seeking an order requiring Tusla to reassess whether she needs further assistance and, if so, provide an aftercare plan under the Child Care Act 1991.

Her lawyers allege that Tusla wrongly treated her as an adult after she arrived in Ireland alone at 16 in 2024, leaving her without supports available to a minor. The judge adjourned the matter to March.