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
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
I have a concern in relation to timelines on that. There are numerous issues here concerning definitions. A lot of stuff is left very loose. From a departmental point of view, some of these definitions really need an awful lot of work. I am homing in on the issue of legal counsellors, which has been highlighted by a number of people. That is a huge change. How it is defined and interpreted is a critical component of this. I have a big concern about it. It is a step change that we do not fully yet understand. It seems to be undermining. Does anyone have an opinion or differ from my views? I thought not. My last question is about the role of the chief inspector being a credible IMM. The way in which it is proposed is quite problematic. Does anyone share those concerns?
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