Mr. Peter Tyndall:

I will take the second part. I alluded to this earlier. The proposals have been made to bring the administration of the protection system into my jurisdiction. That is a point Emily O'Reilly made very forcefully and that I have continued to make. It is actually the case that, not just in Europe but across the globe, public service ombudsman offices are able to look at the administration of the protection process. Clearly, as I said earlier, decisions as to whether to grant asylum, leave to remain or citizenship must lie with the Executive and it is appropriate that that be the case. However, a lot of frustrations have been expressed about the administration of the system and, up to now, my office has not been able to look at those. Therefore, I welcome the proposal to bring that within the jurisdiction of the office, and I am sure that is something the committee will be watching progress on as it works its way through the legislative process.

Bringing things within the jurisdiction of my office is generally straightforward and it can be done with secondary legislation. However, where there are specific exclusions, it may be more complicated but, in this instance, I would hope that happens as a matter of reasonable urgency. The members of the committee have all been familiar, through their own case work, with the issues relating to the administration of the system. I hope we are able to look at that point. Perhaps Mr. Garvey will come in on the other point.