Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In fairness, the Minister said he was working closely with the Ombudsman, that she seconded a person to his Department, that he is in broad agreement with all the principles. In the Bills digest in 2008 on the Bill, that was her major point of contention. She said the Bill would not extend her remit to complaints regarding decisions on immigration and asylum matters and she was most concerned by this. Has her view changed? Has it been intimated to the Minister that she is happy with the legislation and, if so, will the Minister inform us accordingly? He said he has daily interactions with officials from the Ombudsman's office. If that was her main bugbear with the previous legislation, it must have been discussed and they must have come to an agreement on it. It is the nub of the legislation and is the one bone of contention we would have with the Minister.