International Protection Bill 2026: Second Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2026-03-03
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Alice-Mary Higgins (IND), National University of Ireland

I am coming to a conclusion. Crucially, there are no provisions in respect of free legal advice. There is the undefined term "legal counsel", as others have said, and the absolutely disgraceful idea that there was consideration given to looking at chatbots in the context of giving people advice that may determined their lives.
I flag the fact that I will be commenting further on facial image data.

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Sitting date: 2026-03-03