Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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We have to look at the number of people coming from these countries as well. At the moment, of the ten countries, they account for about 7% of overall applications. We specifically designated certain countries. Having gone through the process, they were designated as having met the criteria where we saw a massive influx or an increase, in particular Georgia and South Africa. Since applying the accelerated procedures and designating them as safe countries, those numbers have dropped dramatically. While we have ten countries on the safe list, they only account for about 7% of applications at the moment. We are reviewing eight other countries but again, they will not-----