Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)

Has the Minister had discussions with her colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform? Is it not the case that if the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform got his act together and processed these applications in an expeditious manner it would be very difficult for either asylum seekers or leave to remain applicants to meet the conditions as laid down in the habitual residency rules as they stand at present? Is it not case that the difficulty with the current interpretation of the habitual residency rules is the length of time that people have been left in legal limbo by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in the first instance and that is putting additional costs on the Minister's Department through the payments being made to people in direct provisions centres?

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