Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

The issue of migration is sensitive and we all should be careful in the way we speak about it. It is important that we do not call one another names. We must speak respectfully on the issue without labelling people with certain names. Both extremes of the political spectrum seem to be ramping up tensions in this regard. Middle Ireland wants to help people who are fleeing war, violence and famine, but they also want to be able to differentiate between those who need help and those who do not. On the radio last week, the Taoiseach mentioned he wanted the length of the process to be reduced to six to eight weeks. It takes 80 weeks currently for applications to be decided on. Some people are waiting 14 years for their application to be processed. The Taoiseach said he did not know how many people were being deported because such information is not collected. Is this the case and, if so, is this the right way to proceed with this?

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