Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2026
557. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants in each of the border, accelerated, standard, AMMR and inadmissibility procedures under the International Protection Act 2026; the nationalities represented in each procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51159/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am fully committed to ensuring that Ireland’s International Protection system is robust, and rules based, and that our borders are protected.
As the Deputy will be aware, the International Protection Act 2026 gives effect to the EU Migration and Asylum Pact and came into effect on 12 June 2026.
The Pact provides a fair, sustainable and efficient asylum procedure. This will be achieved through convergence in asylum practices across the EU including standardised processing times for decisions: six months for a standard procedure, three months for accelerated and border procedures and two months for inadmissible cases.
The Asylum Border Procedure has a 12-week time limit for first instance and appeal decisions to be completed for applicants from countries of origin with a recognition rate of 20% or less across the EU, or for those who have no documents, false documents, or are deemed a security risk.
The Asylum and Migration Management Regulation (AMMR) replaces the current “Dublin III Regulation” and improves the system for determining the Member State responsible for asylum applications by making it more efficient and stable, and preventing secondary movements. Key changes include: - Shorter deadlines for all procedures, thus contributing to a faster and more efficient process for determining the Member State responsible.
- Introducing the obligation to apply for protection in the Member State of first entry and remain there until the Member State responsible is determined. Lack of compliance with this obligation will lead to important consequences, like providing only for basic needs rather than the full reception conditions.
- Making the ‘take-back’ procedure for returning someone from one Member State to another more effective, in particular by introducing shorter time limits and no shift of responsibility in case the take-back notification is not sent on time.
- Reinforcing family criteria, among others by:
- Covering families formed in transit before they arrive in the EU;
- Introducing the possibility to establish responsibility for the Member State where a family member of the applicant resides legally with a long-term residence permit issued according to the EU rules;
- Introducing the obligation to always prioritise family-related cases.
Between June 12 and July 3, 277 applicants were assigned to a pathway, illustrated in the table below.
|
Pathway Outcome |
Total |
|
Accelerated Procedure |
80 |
|
Border Procedure |
79 |
|
Standard Procedure |
71 |
|
AMMR |
38 |
|
Inadmissible |
9 |
|
Total |
277 |
The table below shows the nationality breakdown under the accelerated procedure:
|
Nationality |
Count |
Percentage of Total |
|
Nigeria |
20 |
25.0% |
|
Pakistan |
19 |
23.8% |
|
Georgia |
14 |
17.5% |
|
Other* |
27 |
33.7% |
|
Total |
80 |
100% |
* Nationalities with 5 records grouped as 'Other*'
The table below shows the nationality breakdown under the border procedure:
|
Nationality |
Count |
Percentage of Total |
|
Georgia |
26 |
32.9% |
|
Nigeria |
12 |
15.2% |
|
Pakistan |
11 |
13.9% |
|
Bangladesh |
7 |
8.9% |
|
Other* |
23 |
29.1% |
|
Total |
79 |
100% |
* Nationalities with 5 records grouped as 'Other*'
The table below shows the nationality breakdown under the standard procedure:
|
Nationality |
Count |
Percentage of Total |
|
Afghanistan |
17 |
23.9% |
|
Ukraine |
12 |
16.9% |
|
Somalia |
11 |
15.5% |
|
Cameroon |
7 |
9.9% |
|
Other* |
24 |
33.8% |
|
Total |
71 |
100% |
* Nationalities with 5 records grouped as 'Other*'
The table below shows the nationality breakdown under the AMMR procedure
|
Nationality |
Count |
Percentage of Total |
|
Afghanistan |
18 |
47.4% |
|
Other* |
20 |
32.6% |
|
Total |
38 |
100% |
* Nationalities with 5 records grouped as 'Other*'
The table below shows the nationality breakdown under the inadmissible cases procedure
|
Nationality |
Count |
Percentage of Total |
|
Somalia |
6 |
66.7% |
|
Other* |
3 |
33.3% |
|
Total |
9 |
100% |
* Nationalities with 5 records grouped as 'Other*'
The table below shows the nationality breakdown in cases where no pathway was assigned.
|
Nationality |
Count |
Percentage of Total |
|
Other* |
2 |
100% |
|
Total |
2 |
100% |
* Nationalities with 5 records grouped as 'Other*'
