Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister said we will not opt in to the returns procedure because we are not in Schengen. Does she accept that at present there is the application in the first instance, a right of appeal to IPAT, and then people may apply for permission to remain if they are unsuccessful up to that point? This is where the delays are. How many cases involving people who have been unsuccessful in the asylum system, that is, who have been refused at first instance or on appeal and have made an application for permission to remain to the Minister, are outstanding as we speak?