Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion
2:00 am
Ms Tracy O'Keeffe:
In relation to legal advice, it is not intended that there will be any change in the current arrangements under which applicants for international protection can obtain legal advice. Legal counselling is an additional thing. It is a new concept for Ireland that was introduced in the asylum procedures regulation. It is very much focused on information provision at an early stage to assist an applicant in progressing his or her application.
The details of how it will be provided for in the Bill are still under active consideration. It is an important matter and it will be in the published Bill.
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