Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I apologise; I was called away to vote in the Seanad and my return was slightly delayed.

I want to ask whether the appeals office received independent legal advice. Where does such advice come into play? Perhaps my question has been asked previously.

From where does the appeals office get its legal advice? Does the same location provide legal advice to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine? Does a solicitor in God knows where have a contract to supply the appeals office with legal advice? How does the appeals office contract out its legal advice?