Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 November 2021

Committee on Public Petitions

Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. David Delaney:

We do not have that many people awaiting an interview. Yes, there are approximately that many in the system but a good proportion of them would not yet have a questionnaire submitted or we await other details in order for them to get an interview. The number would not be that extreme.

We are not finding any difficulties in terms of interviews being cancelled or being unable to schedule an interview due to the lack of a legal representative. It is not a barrier that we have seen. I will not say that there has not been the odd occasion that a solicitor has had to rush down to The Four Courts for something and it makes an interview a bit more difficult or challenging. That may occur but it occurs in any walk of life. I would not say that we have a systemic problem around legal representation for clients in the business. I think that it is okay at the moment.

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