Ms Emily Logan:

Certainly the commission has expressed its concern in the past about the lack of advancement of the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill that dates back to 2008. Specifically, on the thematic issue raised by Senator Rónán Mullen, I ask him to bear with me as I do not have an answer for him today. Obviously, it is an important human rights issue, but I would like to have an opportunity to talk to the commission about the issue before discussing the commission’s position on it. I am happy to respond directly to the Senator on the matter. However, I am not as free as I was as ombudsman to speak in my own right and I have not yet had an opportunity to discuss the matter.