Mr. Michael Kirrane:

No, a process is gone through. We work very closely on that process in terms of moving cases along as quickly as we can. Some of that time is not spent by our own staff with regard to this. Quite often, we find that cases require some discussion back and forth with the applicant about providing additional details, etc. Then certain checks are made with other immigration authorities, An Garda Síochána, etc., regarding character. All of that takes time so it is not a question of cases sitting waiting because staff are not available to actually process them.