Administration of immigration and international protection

What this means

• The Department of Justice is responsible for running Ireland's immigration system, including who may enter and remain in the country.[source]
• The Minister for Justice decides applications for international protection, covering asylum seekers and those seeking subsidiary protection status.[source]
• The Minister can also grant permission to remain in Ireland to people who do not qualify for full protection but cannot safely return home.[source]
• This mandate is grounded in the International Protection Act 2015, which sets out the legal rules and processes the Department must follow.[source]
• Because these decisions affect people's right to live in Ireland, the Department's actions under this mandate are a key area of public accountability.[source]

Direct impact (3)

• duty held by body
  Department of JusticeBody
• implements mandate via commitment
  Reform the international protection processCommitment
• implements mandate via commitment
  Implement the EU Migration and Asylum PactCommitment

Indirect impact (7)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• duty held by body → regulates2-hop via dept-justice
  Data Protection CommissionBody
• duty held by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-justice
  Maintenance of the justice, security and immigration systemsMandate
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-justice
  Increase refuge spaces for domestic violence victimsCommitment
• duty held by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration2-hop via dept-justice
  Colm BrophyOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration2-hop via dept-justice
  Jim O'CallaghanOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration2-hop via dept-justice
  Niall CollinsOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Secretary General, Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration2-hop via dept-justice
  Doncha O'SullivanOfficeholder