Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 May 2017
Public Accounts Committee
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed)
9:00 am
Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Okay. I do not need to ask that question. I know the answer. I appreciate that there is no intermediate position. Clearly, that is not satisfactory. I struggle to see how that is the Department's problem, given that the legislation was drafted by this House. I served on the committee that wrote it. At the same time, it is a very difficult position from a compassionate perspective. It is very troubling that we are talking about another year and a half, at least, before this matter is resolved. I do not know whether there is anything Mr. Martin can say to indicate any relief for these individuals.
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