International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2026-03-18
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Jim O'Callaghan (FF), Dublin Bay South

Very briefly in reply, because I am conscious there are other amendments, in response to Senator Higgins, there is a very clear definition of legal counselling set out in amendment No. 14. It is extremely detailed. It is very clear what legal counselling involves.
Finally, the Senator spoke about the removal of rights in respect of children. There may be some confusion there. What is happening in terms of certain provisions in the Bill, they are not being removed; they are being moved to a different part of the legislation. No rights that unaccompanied minors had are being removed from it. They are being moved to different parts of the provision and I think they went in with the reception conditions part of the legislation.

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