Colm Brophy

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347 appearances 5 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 12 Jun

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The Claire Byrne Show · Was it right to join the EU migration pact? · 12 Jun 2026 podcast

And certainly it's better in terms of all the associated costs to the country and to the state that we have a faster system.

So it's better for Ireland to have that faster decision, but it's also better for the applicant to have that faster decision.

And so just to say one of the important things is that one of the big changes is that when people now arrive into the European Union,

And most people obviously arrive in countries we're familiar with in Italy, in Greece, whatever.

That is where they will begin their process.

And that process there is their process for the whole of Europe.

So they will start the process there.

And if they've started the process there, that's their designated country of origin entering the European Union.

Well, Ciara, I'm actually very glad you asked me that because I've listened to this little line being trotted out by some people on the opposition side.

The actual increase in appeals is testament to the incredible work we've done in the last 12 months.

But myself and Minister O'Callaghan have put in place the situation where we're now making vastly more first instance adjudications.

And obviously, because you're making vastly more first instance adjudications and making those decisions,

we are having people go to appeal at the next stage.

So the actual rise in appeals is because in the last just over 12, 14 months that myself and Minister Callaghan have been working on this, we have been making sure that the resources are there to clear the backlog of what was there,

And to ensure that we're getting through the first stage so as we can get people into the second stage.

Now that was on the old processing side, which by the way, just for clarification, will remain the case.

So anybody who arrived in up until today will be on the older processing system in terms of legalities.

And anybody who arrived in from 12 midnight tonight is on the new system.

No, no, no, no, not at all.

Because what we've actually done, of course, is we've resourced the appeals process as well.

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