The third amendment to section 9 makes it an offence, punishable by a fine of up to £500, €635, or up to a month in prison, to fail to supply an address or a change of address. Whereas this is a criminalising step, I make no apology for making this omission an offence. If it is the responsibility of the asylum seeker to assist in the investigation of the application, as is abundantly clear from authorities ranging from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to our Supreme Court. For an asylum seeker to hold himself or herself incommunicado and aloof from the asylum investigation is, to my mind, an abuse of that process and of the hospitality afforded by the State.