Ms Clare Dunne:

To be honest, the issue of asylum seekers is slightly different to the generality of employment permits and how we operate that system. It is open to people whose application, through no fault of their own, has not been processed within a particular period. It could happen that at the end of the first six months of employment the person's application could have been processed and then he or she could either be given permission to stay in the State, at which point other opportunities would open up or-----