Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the improvements made. As time passes, we will glean more information in that regard. My only concern is the reference to average times, as averages have the potential to mislead because of vast differences between processing times for applications that are dealt with in the most expeditious and least expeditious way. Are the changes effected since September likely to bring about an improvement in processing times for cases that are outstanding the longest which previously have proved to be problematic?

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