Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

This lad has applied three times and is getting frustrated. He is not in a great place. He was reared by his grandparents. His grandfather who served for 23 years as a company quartermaster sergeant died two years ago and, sadly, the service pension died with him. The lad has been looking after his grandmother since then. It is not financially viable for him to go from Kilkenny to Cork because his grandmother needs his help.

His AF236 form, which is completed and includes his circumstances, is in the personnel management system. I have been told that up to last Monday it had been in a tray for seven weeks. I do not understand this. I know the form goes from Cobh to Kilkenny and back to Cork, and if there is a dispute it goes to Newbridge, but I understood there were time limits on how long any process could take.

See this speech in context