International Protection Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-03-25
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Patricia Stephenson (SD), Labour Panel

There have been cases where that has happened but it has been an overinterpretation by national courts, as I have mentioned before. There is that dialogue and it is ultimately the responsibility of domestic courts to go back and challenge that legislation. Those cases were horrific but deportations on criminal grounds have happened as well under the rulings.

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Sitting date: 2026-03-25