Mr. Brian Purcell:

In a nutshell, any change in the system will be contingent on the introduction of the immigration Bill. Hopefully, when this legislation is enacted, it should put us in a position in which we will be able to gradually reduce the numbers in the asylum process. This in turn would enable us to reduce and gradually move away from the direct provision system.

It should facilitate speedier processing of cases. If the Deputy is asking for a target date as to when there will be no more direct provision, I cannot give that at this point in time.