Justice department taking allegation over publication of asylum application 'very seriously'

The International Protection Act 2015 says that the minister should take 'all practicable steps' to protect the confidentiality of asylum applications

A local election candidate of the far-right Irish Freedom Party posted a picture on social media platform X which appears to show the application form of a Palestinian asylum seeker. File Picture.

The Department of Justice says it is taking the potential publication of an international protection applicant's forms "seriously".

Patrice Johnson, a candidate of the far-right Irish Freedom Party for both the Drogheda Rural and Drogheda Urban wards in the upcoming local election, posted a picture on social media platform X which appears to show the application form of a Palestinian asylum seeker.