Mr. Brian Killoran:

Reflecting much of what we have heard already, the second main concern of the coalition relates to the habitual residency condition. The habitual residency condition is of itself quite difficult. However, for someone from a migrant background it adds significant barriers to it, especially if the person lacks clarity around his or her immigration status.

We need reform of the immigration procedures. The IRP Bill represents a great opportunity to legislate, but we also need to look at issues such as HRC. We feel the overall domestic violence legislation should now reflect the demographics in Ireland that have changed so considerably in the past 15 years. We need to update our legislation to take account of the people from so many different backgrounds in the State.