Michael Cahill
Question:154. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40628/26]
View answerWednesday, 27 May 2026
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As the Deputy may be aware, my Department is unable to publish any information that would identify any person as being an international protection applicant. This is a separate matter to the law dealing with data protection matters more generally.
My officials and I are legally obliged, under Section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015, to ensure that the identity of any person who applies for international protection is kept confidential.
More generally, a person who has previously applied for international protection in Ireland is not permitted to make a subsequent application without the consent of the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration.
Section 22 of the International Protection Act 2015 provides that an International Protection Officer shall recommend that the Minister give his or her consent to the making of a subsequent application where, following a preliminary examination of an application under subsection (2), the officer is satisfied that:
• Since the determination of the previous application concerned, new elements or findings have arisen or have been presented by the person which make it significantly more likely that the person will qualify for international protection, and the person was, through no fault of the person, incapable of presenting those elements or findings for the purposes of his or her previous application, or
• Where the previous application was withdrawn or deemed withdrawn, the person was, at the time of the withdrawal or deemed withdrawal, through no fault of the person, incapable of pursuing their previous application.
Where neither of the above conditions is fulfilled, an International Protection Officer shall recommend that a subsequent application for international protection not be allowed pursuant to section 22(5) of the Act.
Applicants can appeal this recommendation at the IPAT. An appeal under section 22(8) of the Act to the International Protection Appeals Tribunal must be made within 10 working days from the date of being notified of the recommendation (Regulation 3(b) of the International Protection Act 2015 (Procedures and Periods for Appeals) Regulations 2017).