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International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage

2026-03-18 Lost Seanad Éireann Division Amendment put:
15Tá
26Níl
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They provide for a definition of legal counselling, setting it distinctly apart from legal advice, legal assistance and legal representation. Amendments Nos. 58, 61 and 63 will ensure that applicants are made aware of their right to legal counselling, their right to consult a legal representative and their right to apply for legal advice and legal aid.

What we have sought to do in the proposed definition of legal counselling, which is contained within amendment No. 14, is to set out what in fact legal counselling will be, namely, "any guidance, information or assistance given to an applicant on matters relating to the application procedure by a person appointed under section 11B(1) of the Act of 1995, which is the Civil Legal Aid Act, to provide legal counselling". This is not legal counselling but legal representation.

legal 303asylum 140counselling 94amendment 128immigration 61pact 52migration 64people 172representation 54procedure 55

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Tellers

Tellers: Tá, Senators Nicole Ryan and Maria McCormack; Níl, Senators Garret Ahearn and Pat Casey.

Other votes in this debate

QuestionResultTá–Níl
Amendment put: Lost 15–25
Amendment put: Lost 13–23
Amendment put: Lost 15–23

Tá

15
  • IND Independent 8
  • SF Sinn Féin 6
  • AON Aontú 1
IND Alice-Mary Higgins National University of Ireland
IND Frances Black Industrial and Commercial Panel
IND Joe Conway Cultural and Educational Panel
IND Lynn Ruane University of Dublin
IND Michael McDowell National University of Ireland
IND Rónán Mullen National University of Ireland
IND Sharon Keogan Industrial and Commercial Panel
IND Tom Clonan University of Dublin
SF Chris Andrews Labour Panel
SF Conor Murphy Industrial and Commercial Panel
SF Joanne Collins Agricultural Panel
SF Maria McCormack Labour Panel
SF Nicole Ryan Administrative Panel
SF Pauline Tully Cultural and Educational Panel
AON Sarah O'Reilly Agricultural Panel

Níl

26
  • FF Fianna Fáil 12
  • FG Fine Gael 11
  • GP Green Party 1
  • IND Independent 1
  • SD Social Democrats 1
FF Alison Comyn Nominated by the Taoiseach
FF Anne Rabbitte Nominated by the Taoiseach
FF Dee Ryan Nominated by the Taoiseach
FF Diarmuid Wilson Administrative Panel
FF Fiona O'Loughlin Administrative Panel
FF Joe Flaherty Nominated by the Taoiseach
FF Lorraine Clifford-Lee Nominated by the Taoiseach
FF Margaret Murphy O'Mahony Labour Panel
FF Mary Fitzpatrick Industrial and Commercial Panel
FF Pat Casey Labour Panel
FF Robbie Gallagher Labour Panel
FF Teresa Costello Agricultural Panel
FG Cathal Byrne Cultural and Educational Panel
FG Evanne Ní Chuilinn Nominated by the Taoiseach
FG Gareth Scahill Nominated by the Taoiseach
FG Garret Ahearn Administrative Panel
FG Garret Kelleher Industrial and Commercial Panel
FG Linda Nelson Murray Industrial and Commercial Panel
FG Mark Duffy Labour Panel
FG Mike Kennelly Labour Panel
FG Noel O'Donovan Nominated by the Taoiseach
FG PJ Murphy Agricultural Panel
FG Seán Kyne Cultural and Educational Panel
GP Malcolm Noonan Agricultural Panel
IND Martin Conway Administrative Panel
SD Patricia Stephenson Labour Panel

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