Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 May 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice

9:30 am

Ms Oonagh McPhillips:

Yes. At the beginning of last year, the median time for decision making on international protection applications was 18 months. By the end of the year, we had that down to ten months. An accelerated process was introduced at the beginning of November, the aim of which is to ensure decisions are made within three months. So far, we are achieving that.

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