Ms Danielle McLaughlin:

This could be an area that could be looked at. In a way, it is broad, in that deciding officers may have more flexibility in accepting one document over another, if there is an absence of one. We still need an element of that flexibility. We have highlighted in the report a couple of examples of good practice. One of them is where there is specific reference to deportees who are returning who will have a document confirming that they are under deportation orders. The officers will automatically issue this payment. We do not seem to have any issues with those cases, in particular, in accessing further supports like homeless services. That transition seems to be quite quick for that group of people and we know that it is a good practice.

Another good practice comes from another organisation somewhat like ourselves in County Mayo, called Safe Home Ireland, which provides some support for people, particularly around housing, and can assist them with securing housing and can provide a document to confirm that. Not everyone would be in that position, as it is targeting an older group of people in particular.

There are such different practices that can be learned from to smoothen transition for people. The HRC is provided on every application form. It is taking longer for applications from returning emigrants only where there is difficulty in obtaining the evidence and the documents-----