Seanad debates

Thursday, 3 July 2003

Immigration Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages.

 

Overall, this is a fair and balanced approach to the types of rejected cases envisaged in subsection (6), namely, flimsy claims; claims where the applicant lied or suppressed the truth in a gross fashion; failed claims made in order to prolong or postpone deportation; failed claims where the applicant had already applied for asylum elsewhere; and claims made by persons who live in safe countries. As with all other cases, I emphasise every such case will be examined on its merits at first instance, and if the examination shows that the applicant is not a refugee, in these special instances we will demonstrate, by disposing of the appeal in an accelerated way, that we are serious about not letting our asylum process be abused.

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