If a person claims that the Canadian Government is persecuting him or her, it may possibly be true and no one can deny it, but it is more likely to be untrue in light of experience because we do not believe that the Canadian Government persecutes people. In such circumstances, the applicant would take on the onus of establishing this fact. If the Minister was of the opinion that such applications were being made simply to gain a foothold in Ireland with a view to disappearing into the woodwork and never processing the claims, he or she could direct that they be prioritised and the appeal would be speeded up.