Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 25 November 2021
Committee on Public Petitions
Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed)
Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein)
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I have a couple of questions. The Department's aims are to reduce the processing times of first instance decisions and appeals related to direct provision to six months each, as outlined in the White Paper, and to establish a new international protection support service. How exactly will those aims be achieved?