Mr. Richard Dixon:

Could I clarify a point the Cathaoirleach made? There is a requirement in the legislation that if somebody is not co-operating with the international protection system, we have to write to them. In the instances where we do not have an address, we engage with the person’s legal representatives, if he or she has any. We double-check that such individuals are not in IPAS accommodation and we try to discover addresses. While I do not have the number to hand, a significant number of the older cases involve people we have deemed to be not co-operating or engaging with us. However, legally, until we can confirm we have written to them, we cannot allocate that heading to their applications.