Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

On citizenship, the number of citizenship applications was down last year. When people come into our offices – this is a general rather than a parochial point – we note that there is a delay. It is a positive for the country as it brings money in as there is an application fee. That is one part. The second aspect is visas. An example is where somebody from India is recruited by a recruitment firm and told that her husband or partner can join her. What is the backlog? Why the delay? What is the position on the partner or wife of a recruited individual coming here?