International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Dail Éireann — 2026-02-18
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Gary Gannon (SD), Dublin Central

Could the Minister clarify absconding? If a person travels through the common travel area to the North, are they considered to have absconded from the State at that point, and if they come back?

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