Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I accept what the Minister is saying. Both of us, coming from a legal background, will know we also have to be careful not only about the issue of constitutional rights but also about the fear regarding judicial review. Once an applicant enters a judicial review process, we have a difficulty. It is extremely important that we get the appeals process correct but it is also important that we have an efficient and effective appeals process that operates in a timely manner. I am really concerned about the numbers from 2023 and 2024. What numbers of appeals are pending since 2021, 2022 and 2023? Is there a breakdown of the figures for appeals still in the processing stage? That there are still appeals at stage means there are people here for more than four years who may not be legally entitled to be here.

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