Ms Oonagh Buckley:

My apologies, yes. In the normal course, if somebody is identified to us, particularly by his or her GP, as requiring specific provision, for example, access to hospitals, there is a standard process that we always use in those circumstances. In a normal year we have many people requiring special medical facilities. They might have HIV, for example. We make special provision for them in terms of accommodation.

As promised, I have found the figure the Deputy was looking for. At the end of April there were 5,694 applications for international protection on hand in the international protection office.