Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There has been an improvement in direct provision in recent years and I have outlined the figures relating to the reduction in the number of applications and centres. Deputy Shatter is one of the most reforming Ministers we have had in this Department for many generations. Between legislation and everything else, he will go down in history as one of the most reforming, imaginative and creative Ministers.