Mr. Niall Burgess:

Help takes many forms. In some cases it is simple advice and guidance and putting people in touch with people who can get them home. That is at the lower end of the spectrum. At the high end of the spectrum, it is an actual repatriation on an Irish Government chartered flight, and then there is a full range of situations in between.

We have been working with partner organisations as well in respect of people who are made vulnerable because they cannot come home or access supports. We try to give them advice or guidance or work with organisations that can support them in practical terms. We have earmarked some €2 million for support to those organisations. People who are stranded are particularly vulnerable. The whole objective of the exercise is to make sure that they are supported as best we can do so while they wait to come home.