Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is good because, obviously, the system is chockablock. There are 900 people at the moment for whom we do not have accommodation. We want to be able to accommodate those people who are coming from war torn areas or fleeing persecution. Obviously, however, if the system is not fine-tuned, streamlined, efficient and enforced, that will not happen and we will wind up with a glut in the system. What I am asking specifically is whether the Department's officials advise the Minister that we should join the efforts of other European countries to actively examine regions and countries, particularly very large countries that are several thousand kilometres across, that may be safe. If we look at some of those countries, there have been pockets of regional instability for years but the rest of the country is not affected.