Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

As the Deputy knows, the Minister, Deputy O'Callaghan, is committed to significantly improving the processing times for international protection applications and bringing the appeals component back to the Department of justice in order to streamline the process. Next year, progress on the EU migration pact will make a difference in terms of the timeframes around processing. I cannot comment on the specifics the Deputy referenced in terms of Citywest. I will ask the Minister for justice to respond on the specific circumstances the Deputy referenced. It is obviously a sensitive matter. I will not pre-empt what he says.

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