Mr. Kevin Thompson:

I can probably spread some of these questions between myself and my colleagues.

I was asked about the 50% figure mentioned on "The Pat Kenny Show". We have had a 50% drop in the number of cases going through our declined cases agreement. These cases involve returning emigrants. Our interpretation is that the protocol we have implemented in agreement with Government is starting to work. My colleagues have commented on this. We still have some teething problems and we accept that it is not perfect yet. We hope that as we work through this process, it will get much better.

Deputy Neville asked about the question of emigrants notifying the insurance company before they go.