Debate resumed on amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following :"recognising that:- the current system of direct provision has existed for 14 years; - that the Minister and the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, having visited several centres, both agree on the need to review the current system; and - a key concern identified by those working in the sector is the length of time people spend in the system, with over half of residents being in the system for over four years;welcomes the commitments in the statement of Government priorities 2014 to 2016 to:- establish an independent working group to report to the Government on improvements with the protection process, including direct provision and supports for asylum seekers; and - to reduce the length of time the applicant spends in the system through the establishment of a single applications procedure, to be introduced by way of a protection Bill as a matter of priority.-(Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality)

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