Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Mr. Nick Henderson:

No. A person has a decision from the International Protection Office, then they have a statutory right to one appeal and that is currently to the International Protection Appeals Tribunal. That appeal will be, under the Bill, to what is described as the second instance body, though that name may change. Under the Bill, that will very likely be an appeal on the papers only. If they are unsuccessful in that decision, they will receive a return order. We are talking about the future Bill, not the current one. They will receive a return order and will be required to return to their country. Under the current system, when a person receives a negative appeal decision they do not get a second right of appeal but are given the opportunity to ventilate any other reasons they may be allowed to stay through what is called a permission to remain process. However, a very low number of people are successful in that process. Then a person would receive a notice of intention to deport.

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