The Department of Justice has committed to processing all asylum applications within six months, with international protection applicants from safe countries...
The plans for implementing the EU Migration and Asylum Pact was published yesterday evening and has been submitted to the European Commission.The Department of Justice has committed to processing all asylum applications within six months, with international protection applicants from safe countries to be handled in just twelve weeks.
The Government hope that the plan to speed up processing times could eventually take the pressure off the system to source accommodation.It currently takes an asylum seeker almost one year to have their first interview after they first apply. Members of the public pass tents belonging to asylum seekers along the Grand Canal, as news reports indicate the number of tents has now increased to above 100. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov / © RollingNews.ie
However it’s claimed that the process will be sped up significantly in respect of international protection applications lodged from June 12th, 2026.
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