Nicky McFadden (Fine Gael)

I ask the Leader to accommodate a debate on how we treat asylum seekers. I understand we are in very challenging times and we need to be conscious of how we spend every single euro. However, some asylum seekers are not being processed for five years and some may have been here for as long as ten years. They are in concentration-like camps. We need to review how we are treating people. The Government has stated the people are being moved from Mosney for economic reasons. Like Senator Ó Murchú I ask that we talk about human rights, how we treat people and the value we give to human life. These people are being treated really shabbily. Their claims should be processed immediately and if they are to be deported, they should be deported immediately and not forced to hang on for up to ten years.