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

Photo of Gary GannonGary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)

The Ombudsman for Children pointed out that the Bill allows a single representative to act for up to 30 unaccompanied minors at once. Do we have any sense from anybody, including from the Department, how that number was arrived at? It seems to be far above the maximum in many other EU countries.

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