Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In other words, how will the provision of an in-house legal service work? Will Barnardos hire in two or three full-time solicitors?

Barnardos cannot have in-house barristers; barristers have to be independent and operate as sole contractors. Barnardos cannot have a barrister in situ; he or she would have to transfer over to work as a solicitor. Did Ms Quinn say she wanted to have equal-fire ammunition?