Ms Oonagh McPhillips:

The Chair is absolutely right. We are conscious of the pressure on accommodation and the issues that arise from that. The median processing time was reduced from 18 months in 2022. The cases decided in 2022 were much older. That is reflected in the grant rate as when people have been here a long time, their lives get a bit more complicated and they may be more likely to be granted citizenship. In 2023, it took 13 months, which is a reasonable period, but we want to get it-----