Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Migrant Crisis: Discussion

10:00 am

Mr. David Costello:

The caseload coming in will be brought into the Irish asylum process. Irish asylum law, namely, the Refugee Act 1996, provides for family reunification. As well as enhancing our claims processing, we have to enhance our family reunification sections.

This must be done to ensure that, when those who are relocated are granted status and apply for family reunification under the law, their cases are processed. We must crank up that part of our service as well.