Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I believe in the point of view of people in the system and those who are funding the system overall. They have a reasonable expectation that there would be objectives in place regarding how long the process will take, notwithstanding the complexities to which Mr. Purcell has alluded and of which I am aware.

Let me move on to the operation of the process overall. As Mr. Purcell rightly pointed out, the asylum seeking end is a portion of a wider set of services that we provide. For those who are seeking to make citizenship applications, as opposed to those seeking asylum seeker status, how long does the process take?