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

Amendment No. 7 is a technical amendment to update the referencing in the Bill. The asylum procedures regulation was amended on 24 February of this year by two EU regulations regarding the application of the concept of a safe third country and the establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at European level. These are EU Regulations 2026/463 and 2026/464.
Section 2 is the interpretation section of the Bill giving definitions for terms used throughout the Bill. The purpose of this amendment is to insert the most up to date reference to the asylum procedures regulation.

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