Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State has missed the point. Legal aid is one matter but the procedures on how to assert entitlements is a different one. This is about the information an applicant should be provided with and, accordingly, it should be provided in a statement. There is a significant difference between a statement given to somebody about their rights and a statement on how to assert their entitlements. Considering someone might be coming to this country from a different background, it is important to give them as much information as possible. Those on the front line working with asylum seekers feel there is a lacuna in this area and this information should be made available to asylum seekers when they receive this statement.