Mr. Michael Collins:

I reiterate what Mr. Miller said. Not only the embassy but the local consulates have been absolutely amazing throughout this entire process. They have worked with all of the centres to ensure we have what we need to meet the needs of the community. In addition, many centres have pivoted to ensure local resources are available to Irish citizens also. In Illinois, we run the Illinois family support programme, which is a direct cash assistance programme. This might have been replicated in other areas in the country. At the onset of the pandemic, direct Covid relief was a very important part of our work. It continued to be a very important part of our work throughout the duration of winter and a little bit into spring. Things are improving slightly. This all comes down to local shutdowns. The industries many of the undocumented folk work in are some of those hardest hit by the pandemic. There have been quite a few programmes and a lot of the centres put in a considerable amount of work to make sure our people are looked after through these programmes.