Mr. Liam O'Daly:

No, I do not think so. Through our website, barristers can make an application. All of them are considered. That is the process. As I say, those who actually showed a willingness to work for the State were put on panels. They were of variable expertise, variable experience and qualification. Not all of them would be suitable for every case. Of the types of panels that we have, if one takes the asylum panel, there are a lot of barristers on that panel. However, if one has a high-end asylum case to which there may be some constitutional aspects, one has to be careful who one picks from that panel to do that type of case. Of course, it may be the situation that somewhere out there might be somebody who is not on the asylum panel who might be prepared to do the case for very small money but bearing in mind those on the panel have expressed a willingness to do a type of work, have gone to the trouble of going through the process of making that known and are on the panel, they have a general idea of what they are going to get paid. That is how we do it. It does not mean that there is some unknown quantity of barristers who would be willing to do that type of work for much cheaper. It does not necessarily indicate that. Second, as the Deputy stated, that cannot be the only reason the Attorney briefs them.