Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 6th January, 2017.

I, FRANCES FITZGERALD, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 and 20 (1) of the International Protection Act 2015 (No. 66 of 2015), hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the International Protection Act 2015 (Places of Detention) Regulations 2016.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 31 December 2016.

2. Each place specified in Parts 1 and 2 of the Schedule is a place prescribed for the purposes of section 20 of the International Protection Act 2015 (No. 66 of 2015).

SCHEDULE

Part 1

Castlerea Place of Detention

Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum

Cloverhill Prison

Cork Prison

Limerick Prison

The Midlands Prison

Mountjoy Prisons

Saint Patrick’s Institution, Dublin

The Training Unit, Glengarriff Parade, Dublin

Wheatfield Place of Detention, Dublin

Part 2

Every Garda Síochána station

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

22 December 2016.

FRANCES FITZGERALD,

Minister for Justice and Equality.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations prescribe the places of detention for the purposes of Section 20 of the International Protection Act 2015 .