Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is why we are recruiting additional people. There was a large backlog, part of it because the procedure was not as streamlined as it ought to be but we are aiming to get the waiting times back on track. Already there has been a great improvement in the scheduling of cases. For rights commissioners that happens on demand. There are backlogs in certain areas, which the Deputy knows about. We are determined to eliminate them over time.