Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. I welcome the figures and the progress that has been made. I was hoping there would have been some type of indicative timeframe for closing the process. I understand what the Minister of State has said, which is that it cannot be closed because some of the cases are complex. Do we expect 90% of the applications to be dealt with by the summer or are some of the cases so complex that there is no indication yet as to when the process will be concluded?

I welcome the scheme. I especially welcome it in light of the number of people of Irish descent in America who are seeking a similar scheme. The commentary around that in the past week has been interesting. This is a good way for us to ensure that the issue can be put to bed and that we deal with the undocumented people who are here. How many people have submitted appeals?

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