The European Parliament approved a major overhaul of asylum policy across the EU, which will mean sweeping changes to the current system in Ireland
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Some of the changes are contentious and have been criticised by human rights advocates
The Minister for Justice said the new European Parliament approved policy would allow for faster processing of applicants
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