Ms Edel McGinley:

It probably goes back to having a debate in the Dáil on this. We are working towards a motion in the Seanad with Senator Billy Lawless on this issue. He is quite supportive and was quite shocked by the situation here given the position of the undocumented Irish in the United States. A motion in the Dáil would be very useful for a discussion on that. There is widespread support but that has not happened. It is something that could be done along with a recommendation from this committee. It is a time-sensitive issue and we only have a small window in which to act. The Deputy works in politics so I am sure he knows better than I what the situation of the Government is. There are two things - the Seanad motion and one in the Dáil. That would be very useful.