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Mon 08 Aug 2009Overhaul 'cash cow' refugee appeals system now, says FG
THE REFUGEE appeals system has become a “cash cow” for the legal profession and needs to be overhauled immediately, according to Fine Gael immigration and integration spokesman Denis Naughten.
He said the failure by the Government to overhaul the refugee appeals tribunal and the asylum system in this country was funding the legal profession to the tune of € 2.5 million through successful judicial reviews. The payment for judicial reviews was on top of another € 1.2 million paid directly to lawyers who work directly for the tribunal.
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