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International Protection Act 2026
Introduced
22 January 2026
Last action
22 April 2026 · Enacted
Status
Enacted
Sponsors
Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Subjects
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29 April 2026
Official titles
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1 official language
Irish
An tAcht um Chosaint Idirnáisiúnta, 2026
Summary
An Act to provide for the entry into, and presence in, the State of persons seeking international protection, while having regard also to the power of the Executive in relation to these matters; to give effect to Directive (EU) 2024/1346 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast); to give further effect to Regulation (EU) 2024/1347 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection and for the content of the protection granted; to give further effect to Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 establishing a common procedure for international protection in the Union and repealing Directive 2013/32/EU; to give further effect to Regulation (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 establishing a Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework, and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1147; to give further effect to Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof; to give further effect to Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on asylum and migration management; to give further effect to Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of biometric data in order to effectively apply Regulations (EU) 2024/1351 and (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 2001/55/EC and to identify illegally staying third country nationals and stateless persons and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States’ law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes; to give further effect to Regulation (EU) 2024/1359 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 addressing situations of crisis and force majeure in the field of migration and asylum and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1147; to give further effect to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on the 28th day of July 1951 and the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees done at New York on the 31st day of January 1967; to provide for the gathering of information from applicants for international protection; to provide for permission to enter and reside for family members of beneficiaries of international protection; to provide for the removal from the State of certain persons; to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as An Binse um Achomhairc i dtaobh Tearmainn agus Filleadh or, in the English language, as the Tribunal for Asylum and Returns Appeals and to provide for its functions; to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as Oifig an Phríomh Chigire Nósanna Imeachta Teorann um Thearmann or, in the English language, as the Office of the Chief Inspector of Asylum Border Procedures and to provide for its functions; to amend, or repeal certain provisions of, the International Protection Act 2015; to amend the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, the Child Care Act 1991, the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995, the Immigration Act 1999, the Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000, the Immigration Act 2004, the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012, the Children First Act 2015 and certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters.
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Timeline
22 January 2026
Published
Source: Dáil Éireann
22 January 2026
First Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
22 January 2026
Second Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
18 February 2026
Committee Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
25 February 2026
Report Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
25 February 2026
Fifth Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
3 March 2026
Second Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
3 March 2026
Committee Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
25 March 2026
Report Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
25 March 2026
Fifth Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
22 April 2026
Enacted
22 April 2026
Enacted
Enacted
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Documents
9 official files
Explanatory Memorandum
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Explanatory Memorandum
pdf · EN · 6 May 2026
International Protection Act 2026
pdf · EN · 22 April 2026
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As passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas
pdf · EN · 15 April 2026
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Administrative Reprint - As amended in Committee [Seanad Éireann]
pdf · EN · 19 March 2026
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Erratum slip
pdf · EN · 13 March 2026
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As passed by Dáil Éireann
pdf · EN · 25 February 2026
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Glossary/Gluais
pdf · EN · 27 January 2026
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Explanatory Memorandum
pdf · EN · 22 January 2026
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As Initiated
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Sponsors
- Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration · Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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- Legal framework · International Protection Act 2026 · 2026/9 · IE
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2026/6/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/bill/2026/6
- ireland · bill-2026-6 · source updated 29 April 2026