Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the delegates for attending. Their presentation was very interesting. I have a number of questions, the first of which was largely covered by Ms McGinley.

In the infographic provided by the witnesses, it caught my eye that almost 80% of undocumented migrants are from three countries. Is there a particular reason for that? Two of them are very populous countries. Is there a particular reason why 37% are from the Philippines, 19% are from China and 19% are from Mauritius? What is particular to those countries that means there is a substantial number coming? Is it something to do with visas?

The fear of going to the gardaí when crimes are committed against these young people was mentioned. When young people go to the gardaí, how do they find them? Is that leading to a significant under-reporting of crime and racist incidents? I imagine it is.

Are there significant child protection issues with regard to child protection legislation? A substantial part of the witnesses' presentation was about a regularisation programme. There is a bit of detail about that and it looks quite comprehensive. Was there a previous regularisation scheme in the State? If not, are there other models internationally that we could take some example from?

It is about 12 months since the International Protection Act was signed into law. Has that made a significant difference in terms of these young people's perception of the threats and difficulties they face? Has it made a difference in reality to any of the barriers they face in education or access to justice?