Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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That is correct. We have been engaging with them for a number of months now to see how we can try to align our processes, streamline them and work closely together. There is no point in one of us achieving a good result and the other Department getting bogged down in the system. It can happen either way. We are trying to align our systems and processes so we can streamline the application, make it easier for the user, and make it as efficient as we can timewise. There is ongoing work happening in that regard. It will probably result in a public consultation together in this space at some stage in the next year, which might help to frame further changes.