Mr. Michael Kirrane:

Regarding the Deputy's question on data protection, we are considering how we can implement that but we have not made any decisions around it yet. It is quite complex and everyone is trying to get to grips with the new general data protection regulation, GDPR. The concerns we have are that access to data during the application process can be problematic but once an application has reached a certain stage, we would not have any difficulty in terms of the normal data protections rules that currently exist. The vast majority of cases have legal representation and we already make available all the documentation, particularly for asylum cases, to the legal representative. A lot of information is already made available.