Seanad debates
Tuesday, 4 February 2003
Immigration Bill 2002: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage.
Following the conclusion of a case in this or any other way, a further application by the applicant would take into account any unforeseen or egregious circumstances which are difficult to provide for in law. In that context, I reiterate what I said in relation to the last amendment. The possibility of resubmitting an application is provided for in section 17(7) of the Refugee Act and is predicated on the Minister's consent. If there were compelling grounds to conclude that someone had been short-changed by a series of events outside his or her control or that the system had been unfair, the Minister of the day would allow the applicant to restart the procedure. That is no reason to conduct any form of review of positive actions by the applicant which lead to the conclusion of the application process.
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