Lynn Ruane (Independent)

Yes. It is extremely concerning that continuity of care would be interrupted in such a way while somebody is still in this country regardless or not of a deportation order. I was quite surprised when Dr. Skuce said that.

I wish to raise one issue with the time I have left and I will probably come back in with health-related questions. I have a question for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ireland and maybe the Bar Council of Ireland. Something that I noticed is that the provisions on the screening and the role of the chief inspectorate deviate somewhat from the pact in that it applies screening to all international applicants and, consequently, applies border procedure and attention to a wide range of people but it also fails to provide a monitoring mechanism for the principle of non-refoulement. How does that intersect with Schengen measures? The Government has chosen to align our national legislation with that so there seems to be a differentiation between the two, if I understand this correctly. I know that the Bar Council mentioned that we could make a provision to enable vulnerability assessments to continue after the initial screening. Have the witnesses any further recommendations on how we can uphold the principle of non-refoulement in that regard? Do the witnesses have any opinions on whether we should legislate for that regulation specifically?