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	A report being launched today has found the current asylum system is making it difficult for refugees to integrate in Irish society.</p>
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	The EU-funded study calls for measures to address the barriers facing refugees in the workplace and education.</p>
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	The Towards a New Beginning study was conducted by the UN High Commission for Refugees and calls for a reduction in the time spent by asylum seekers in direct provision and a speeding up of the application process.</p>
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	It finds that direct provision can lead to disempowerment and dependency, and is one of a number of factors making integration into Irish society more challenging.</p>
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	It also wants measures to address other barriers to integration, asying that recognition of international qualifications and access to documentation would help refugees to get work.</p>
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	The report also says measures to ease access to sporting, faith-based groups and schools will ease the transition to a new life for refugees.</p>
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	<a href="http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/irish-asylum-system-making-integration-difficult-says-report-664477.html">http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/irish-asylum-system-making-integration-difficult-says-report-664477.html</a></p>
