Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 April 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Fiona Hurley:

I would agree with the Irish Refugee Council. It is asking for a huge show of good faith to expect that the protections contained in the pact, where there are procedural difficulties and protections, will be adequately resourced to ensure that international protection applicants actually have access to a fair and efficient procedure and not just a really efficient procedure at the expense of any sort of procedural fairness.