Seanad debates

Thursday, 30 January 2003

Immigration Bill, 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed).

 

I am prepared to leave it to the discretion of the chairperson of the tribunal as to whether these guidelines should be widely available, for example, through a website. However, it is important to remember that they are guidelines, not legislative instruments, although they may assist in the application of the instruments and are likely to be issued or revised with some regularity. Moreover, they will reflect the chairperson's view as to how his or her office should operate under the Refugee Act or the law relating to refugees generally. Therefore, the Oireachtas should not need a role in overseeing or possibly annulling guidelines which the chairperson of an independent body sees fit to issue for the proper functioning of his or her office.

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