Ms Ann-Marie O'Reilly:

We would certainly like the voices of migrant communities to be heard in this, because they will likely be impacted more significantly than Irish citizens. Crosscare would probably make the point that the proposed Bill would impact on Irish people returning to the country, or those who have spouses or partners who do not meet the strict criteria set out in the general scheme. That is one group. CLM is here, but the Mercy Law Resource Centre has also done a lot of work in this area and worked with a lot of people who have difficulty accessing social housing supports. It has also interacted with the circular mentioned earlier and the difficulties that have arisen from that. As to what the consultation may look like, discussions like this with the committee are very beneficial because we get to have back and forth interaction and understand the nuances.