International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2026-03-19
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Michael McDowell (IND), National University of Ireland

I want to bring to the attention of Members Standing Order 179, which states:
Twelve months following the enactment of a Bill, save in the case of the Finance Bill and the Appropriation Bill, the member of the Government or Minister of State who is officially responsible for implementation of the Act shall provide a report which shall review the functioning of the Act and which shall be laid in the Parliamentary Library.
It is part of the rules of the Oireachtas that these reports have to be made.
I am just signalling to the Minister for justice that he is under an obligation under the rules of the House to make a report 12 months after the passing of the Bill as to what progress has been made with it. That provision in these rules seems to be ignored an awful lot, but it would save a lot of amendments and waste of time in debates if Ministers actually did comply with their obligations to make a report to each House and for the report to be laid before each House.

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Sitting date: 2026-03-19