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McEntee plans five additions to 'safe' countries list

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Five further countries are to be added to Ireland's life of 'safe countries', under plans to be brought to Government by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee.

Five further countries are to be added to Ireland's life of"safe countries", under plans to be brought to Government by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee.

The designation of a state as a"safe country" of origin does not mean that a person cannot apply for international protection. It means that asylum applicants from the countries will be subject to accelerated processing, and will have their cases considered, and decisions issued within a maximum of 90 days.

The Department of Justice has said that the introduction of accelerated processing has had a"significant" impact on the number of applications from those countries, which have dropped by over 50% since the measure was introduced.

 

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