Tom Clonan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have a very good friend who came through the full system very successfully. She is working as a teacher in a secondary school. I asked her why she picked Ireland and she laughed at me saying that she did not pick Ireland; she just ended up here. I am conscious that people who come here, whether it is for economic reasons or due to fear of persecution or whatever, they are all in extremis. This is just a general observation that is not directed at the witnesses, but it behoves us to find out what happens to the people who are unsuccessful because that may better inform our view of how just, fair, or equitable our system is.