International Protection Act 2026

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Chapter 4

Reporting

Annual report of Tribunal

254. (1) The Director shall, not later than 3 months after the end of each year, prepare and submit to the Minister a report on the activities of the Tribunal during the preceding year (in this section referred to as an “annual report”).

(2) The Minister shall cause a copy of an annual report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as practicable after he or she receives the report.

(3) The Director shall ensure that, as soon as practicable after a copy of an annual report is laid before each House of the Oireachtas, the report is published on a website maintained by or on behalf of the Tribunal or in such other manner as the Director may specify.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1), if, but for this subsection, the first annual report under that subsection would relate to a period of less than 6 months, that annual report shall relate to that period and to the year immediately following that period and shall be prepared as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 months, after the end of that year.