Seanad debates

Monday, 7 December 2015

International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages

 

1:00 pm

Photo of Aodhán Ó RíordáinAodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

This is the International Protection Bill. It is not a Bill that deals with the direct provision system. I will try to explain it to the Senator in the simplest possible terms. The direct provision system is one in which a person resides while awaiting a decision. The International Protection Bill is about the system through which the person can get that decision. They are two very separate issues. If the Senator does not understand that then-----

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