Mr. Enda O'Neill:

Frankly, the situation is not entirely clear. Anecdotally we know it is being done in some cases. It is being done on request. There have certainly been some positive developments on this of late but it is a new process. Often, when we ask the Department of Justice and Equality, it tells us it is in ongoing discussions with the HSE. The process is under development but I cannot say with any authority the extent to which such a test is done in every case. Mr. Justice McMahon alluded to the fact that not everyone was able to go through Balseskin registration centre where there are certainly some good medical assessment facilities. If people cannot go through Balseskin in the first instance, they cannot access those facilities. A measure we have been trying to employ to counter this is Safetynet's mobile health screening. This has been a very useful service for people who have been able to access it. Plenty of work is happening but the situation is still evolving.