Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for being late. There is actually a debate on immigration regularisation in the Seanad and it shows the madness of these Houses that the debate on the same issue is happening at the same time. We may be called to vote on that in which case I will have to leave.

I thank the IRC for its input. It is important that we get that input today. Could they outline some of the basic issues that come up? They might put them on the record for us here. If an independent person were to go into any of the direct provision centres, what would be the top four or five issues that would come up around direct provision?

Ms Conlan mentioned the "convenience changes". She might clarify what she means by convenience changes.

What engagement has there been with the Ombudsman on the extension of the remit? Is there any engagement, for example, between the IRC and the RIA, on the complaints mechanism? If the IRC has suggested changes to the method of complaints that can be made, what response has it received from the RIA?