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A plan to speed up asylum applications before the cabinet today

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan will bring the General Scheme of the International Protection ...

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07.45 29 Apr 2025


A plan to speed up asylum applications before the cabinet today


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07.45 29 Apr 2025


Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan will bring the General Scheme of the International Protection Bill to Cabinet today to speed up asylum applications - including a three-month time limit for decisions 

We get reaction to the plans from Nick Henderson, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council and also Cathal Malone, Immigration lawyer and Head of Legal Research at Thomas Coughlan & Co Solicitors. 


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