Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It seems cumbersome that the office of the Minister must be used so that a non-citizen can look to maintain his rights. I understand the Minister of State's concerns about parts of this legislation, but if a person does not feel it is achievable financially to take this route, in the main I expect that most people will not go this route.

This amendment does not propose to narrow any definition of who can access reactivation of a permit. It seeks to allow a person who is in similar circumstances to Mohammed Younis to maintain his or her family if there is a lengthy court case.