I reiterate that there is no policy of mass detention of asylum-seekers either in being or in contemplation. By way of illustration, of the 25,000 or so people who claimed asylum in Ireland since the Refugee Act came into effect in November 2000, only about 30 have been detained under these provisions – a minuscule 0.01%. The provisions of the Refugee Act regarding detention of asylum-seekers are specific and targeted at situations where there is a real risk on public policy grounds that the interests of Irish society and the State can be adversely affected. That is as it should be.