International Protection Act 2026
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Extension to beneficiaries of international protection of certain rights | ||
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202. (1) Without prejudice to section 200 , a beneficiary of international protection shall be entitled— | ||
(a) subject to section 203 , to reside in the State, | ||
(b) subject to section 207 , to the same rights of travel in, to or from the State as those to which Irish citizens are entitled, | ||
(c) to seek and enter employment, to engage in any business, trade or profession, to have access to education and training and to recognition of qualifications in the State in the like manner and to the like extent in all respects as an Irish citizen, | ||
(d) to receive, upon and subject to the same conditions applicable to Irish citizens, the same medical care, social welfare benefits and housing benefits as those to which Irish citizens are entitled, | ||
(e) for so long as the beneficiary of international protection is an unaccompanied minor, to have an international protection guardian appointed in respect of him or her to perform the functions of a guardian set out in Article 33(2) of the Qualification Regulation, | ||
(f) to access accommodation under conditions at least equivalent to third-country nationals lawfully residing in the State who are generally in the same circumstances, and | ||
(g) to access integration measures and where required, obliged to participate in such measures. | ||
(2) In this section— | ||
“housing benefits” means— | ||
(a) a social housing support provided, facilitated or managed under section 19 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 , and | ||
(b) accommodation or lodgings made available, or assistance provided, under section 10 of the Housing Act 1988 ; | ||
“social welfare benefits” includes any payment or services provided under the Social Welfare Acts or the Health Acts 1947 to 2024. |