The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum is a major reform of the EU’s migration system, setting out a new framework for how people seeking protection are received, processed, and supported across Member States from June 2026.
The Irish Refugee Council coordinates a national civil society coalition that monitors, analyses, and seeks to influence how the Pact is implemented in Ireland. The coalition brings together organisations committed to upholding human rights and ensuring compliance with international and EU protection standards.
Through legal analysis, advocacy, campaigns and engagement with the legislative process, the coalition works to ensure that transposition into Irish law protects the rights of people seeking asylum and avoids gaps or reductions in safeguards.
Submissions by the Coalition on the EU Migration Pact
This section contains the submissions made by the Coalition on the EU Migration Pact to policymakers as Ireland transposes the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum.
February 2026 Submission
Read the detailed analysis and recommended amendments on the International Protection Bill 2026 submitted on February 10, 2026 here.
January 2026 Submission
Read the Coalition on the EU Migration and Asylum Pact submission in advance of second stage reading of the International Protection Bill 2026 submitted 28 January, 2026 here.
June 2025 Submission
Read the Coalition on the EU Pact on Migration submission to the Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration on the General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025 submitted June 2025 here.
April 2025 Submission
Read the Coalition on the EU Pact on Migration recommendation on the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum implementation here.
