Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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The initial policy had been a maximum six-month stay in direct provision. It is clear that the process is not working and that claims are not being processed anywhere near that time. According to the figures, 766 people have been in direct provision or emergency accommodation for three to four years, and more than 500 for four to five years. Many of them came here looking for work and could be working, earning, and paying their taxes but, instead, they are stuck in direct provision for that duration. Towards the end of the correspondence, as referred to by the Chairman, it states that prioritised applications take four to five months. It is clear from the graph here that this is not happening.