Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he was asked for advice ahead of the Minister for Justice declaring additional safe countries of origin in immigration terms recently, and if so, what that advice was based on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10801/24]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that in line with normal practice, the Department of Foreign Affairs was consulted by the Department of Justice with regard to the question of safe countries of origin in respect of applications under the International Protection Act 2015, and to assist with decision making by that Department

Observations were provided to the Department of Justice in order to assist their decision making with regard to a number of countries, based on the security situation in the countries concerned, well as other relevant factors, including human rights issues.