Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)

In the context of saving taxpayers' money in respect of the cost of accommodation, what is being done to deal expeditiously with those applications that are on hand while the Houses deal with the legislation? What will happen to existing applications when that legislation is enacted? It will not be possible to consider the various facets because they will already have been dealt with by parts of the system. The reason many of these cases come before the courts is that, as highlighted by the Supreme Court, we do not have a clear and transparent system in respect of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal.

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