Sharon Keogan (Independent)

I thank the Chair for letting me in. I have just a couple of questions. Maybe they have been asked already.

In relation to the airline fines, how much has the Department gained on the airline fines? What is the increase in the number of gardaí in the people trafficking unit? Has the Minister increased the numbers there? I would appreciate it if the Minister would give me an update on Thornton Hall, in relation to the prison aspect of it but also the IPAS centre there.

On unaccompanied minors and housing, and where they are put in to housing, what is the Minister doing in relation to age verification of those minors? That is an important issue.

Does the Minister believe that the private companies being used for asylum accommodation have any material impact on the housing crisis?