S.I. No. 46/2026 - International Protection Act 2015 (Procedures and Periods for Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 17th February, 2026.

I, JIM O’CALLAGHAN, Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 and 41 (4) of the International Protection Act 2015 (No. 66 of 2015) (as adapted by the Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2025 ( S.I. No. 242 of 2025 )) having regard to the need to observe fair procedures and having consulted the chairperson of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the International Protection Act 2015 (Procedures and Periods for Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 2 March 2026.

2. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” mean the International Protection Act 2015 (Procedures and Periods for Appeals) Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 116 of 2017 ).

3. Regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations (as amended by Regulation 3(b) of the International Protection Act 2015 (Procedures and Periods for Appeals)(Amendment) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 542 of 2022 )) is amended –

(a) in paragraph (1), by the substitution of “not less than 10 working days or, in relation to an appeal to which section 43 of the Act of 2015 applies, not less than 7 working days” for “not less than 20 working days or, in relation to an appeal to which section 43 of the Act of 2015 applies, not less than 10 working days”,

(b) in paragraph (3), by the substitution of “less than 10 working days or, in relation to an appeal to which section 43 of the Act of 2015 applies, less than 7 working days” for “less than 20 working days or, in relation to an appeal to which section 43 of the Act of 2015 applies, less than 10 working days”,

(c) in paragraph (4), by the substitution of “later than 7 working days” for “later than 10 working days”, and

(d) in paragraph (5)(c) by the substitution of “prior to 7 working days” for “prior to 10 working days”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

16 February, 2026.

JIM O’CALLAGHAN,

Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration.