Bill entitled an Act to restate and modify certain aspects of the law relating to the entry into and presence in the State of persons in need of international protection, while having regard also to the power of the Executive in relation to these matters, 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 Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted, to give further effect to Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status, 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 amend the Immigration Act 1999, the Immigration Act 2003 and the Immigration Act 2004, to amend or repeal certain other enactments, and to provide for related matters
Last updated: 30 Dec 2015
History of this Act
The Bill has been signed into law by the President.
30 Dec 2015
Seanad Éireann
Dáil Éireann
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Seanad First Stage
17 Nov 2015
Seanad First Stage
The Bill is initiated or presented to the House
17 Nov 2015
Completed
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Seanad Second Stage
2 Dec 2015
Seanad Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
2 Dec 2015
Completed
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Seanad Third Stage
3 Dec 2015
Seanad Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)3 Dec 2015
Completed
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Seanad Fourth Stage
17 Dec 2015
Seanad Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)17 Dec 2015
Completed
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Seanad Fifth Stage
17 Dec 2015
Seanad Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made and it is set down for Second Stage in the Dáil
(Also known as Final Stage)17 Dec 2015
Completed
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Dáil First Stage
n/a
Dáil First Stage
The Bill is deemed to have passed Dáil First Stage
n/a
Completed
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Dáil Second Stage
10 Dec 2015
Dáil Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
10 Dec 2015
Completed
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Dáil Third Stage
16 Dec 2015
Dáil Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)16 Dec 2015
Completed
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Dáil Fourth Stage
16 Dec 2015
Dáil Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)16 Dec 2015
Completed
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Dáil Fifth Stage
16 Dec 2015
Dáil Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made
(Also known as Final Stage)16 Dec 2015
Completed
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Enacted
30 Dec 2015
Enacted
The Bill is signed into law by the President
30 Dec 2015
Completed
30 Dec 2015
International Protection Act 2015
16 Dec 2015
As passed by Dáil Éireann
International Protection Bill 2015
7 Dec 2015
As Passed by Seanad Éireann
International Protection Bill 2015
17 Nov 2015
As initiated
International Protection Bill 2015
Amendments
17 Dec 2015
Report Stage
Cream List [Dáil amendments to Seanad Bill]
16 Dec 2015
Committee Stage
2nd Additional List of Amendments [Dáil]
15 Dec 2015
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Dáil]
15 Dec 2015
Committee Stage
1st Additional List of Amendments [Dáil]
2 Dec 2015
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Seanad]
This list of debates may not be complete. You can also search directly for this Bill within the Debates section.
Debates
18 Dec 2015
Seanad Éireann
International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages
16 Dec 2015
Dáil Éireann
International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages
16 Dec 2015
Dáil Éireann
International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage
15 Dec 2015
Dáil Éireann
International Protection Bill 2015: Financial Resolution
10 Dec 2015
Dáil Éireann
International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed)
10 Dec 2015
Dáil Éireann
International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage
7 Dec 2015
Seanad Éireann
International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages
3 Dec 2015
Seanad Éireann
International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage
2 Dec 2015
Seanad Éireann
International Protection Bill 2015: Second Stage
2 Dec 2015
Seanad Éireann
International Protection Bill 2015: Order for Second Stage