ieExplains: How will International Protection Bill affect immigration? 

The bill is, in part, needed to prepare Ireland's legislative framework for the incoming EU Migration Pact

The Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan on Tuesday brought a new bill to Cabinet which will see changes in how Ireland's immigration system works. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

The Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan on Tuesday brought a new bill to Cabinet which will see changes in how Ireland's immigration system works.

The International Protection Bill 2025 sets out to implement an accelerated processing system for those from designated safe countries of origin, applicants who have received protection elsewhere in Europe, citizens of countries from which there are the largest number of applicants, and countries which have already seen numbers applying for asylum here dropping.