Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Does the Minister agree that the exorbitant lengths of time it has taken has undermined the confidence of the people in the system? I agree that it is welcome that the process has become a lot more efficient but the inefficiency has led to an erosion of confidence in the system initially.

Again, we are looking at approaching this from a cross-European perspective, which I think is right. Why, as a country, have we designated a lot fewer safe countries than many of our European counterparts?