S.I. No. 293/2026 - International Protection Act 2026 (Section 155) (Personal Interview Report) Regulations 2026

1. Details of applicant’s identity, including

i. First name(s) and last name(s)

ii. Country of origin

iii. Nationality/Nationalities

iv. Country/countries for which applicant holds a passport, if applicable

2. Applicant’s status in another EU Member State/safe third country/first country of asylum, including as applicable

i. Applicant’s international protection status in the Member State/first country of asylum that granted him or her international protection

ii. Applicant’s residence status in the safe third country (visas, work permit)

3. Details of applicant’s living and working conditions in the Member State/safe third country/first country of asylum, as applicable, including

i. Access to labour market, social welfare and healthcare

ii. Applicant’s family members residing in the Member State/safe third country/first country of asylum

iii. Applicant’s connections to the safe third country

4. Applicant’s reasons for leaving the Member State/safe third country/first country of asylum, as applicable

5. Applicant’s fears regarding his or her return to the Member State/safe third country/first country of asylum, as applicable

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

24 June, 2026.

JIM O’CALLAGHAN,

Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(

This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.

)

These Regulations prescribe the format of the personal interview report under section 155 of the International Protection Act 2026.

6. Nothing in these Regulations shall prevent information additional to that specified in Schedule 1 or 2 from being requested from an applicant during a personal interview and included in the personal interview report.

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 4(a)

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

26

th June,

2026.

I, JIM O’CALLAGHAN, Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 and 155(1) of the International Protection Act 2026 (No. 9 of 2026), hereby make the following regulations