Ms Fiona Ryan:

SONAS covers the greater Dublin area and is the biggest organisation in the country. My comments are purely from the point of view of providing the committee with an insight. Some 60% of our clients are Irish, including Irish Travellers, and 40% are non-national, a figure that is primarily split between Eastern European and African people. Within those groupings, the main focus is on Nigerian and Polish people. In fairness, that reflects the proportions within the population in terms of prevalence. The reality is that women and children who are migrants, in particular those who are undocumented, are particularly vulnerable. I had this conversation with colleagues in Ruhama and the Immigrant Council of Ireland. That is why they have lent their support to this submission. We need to be mindful that we are talking about another level of vulnerability.