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

Ms Tracy O'Keeffe:

The change to the minimum age is required under the 2024 Eurodac regulation, which specifically provides for the age to be reduced to six.