Mr. Michael Kirrane:

I will ask the chief international protection officer, Mr. Costello, to come in on this shortly but, first, it is a question of qualifications and expertise. The panel members recruited are generally solicitors or barristers who have particular expertise in this area. They do not particularly want to work full-time on this and they may continue their practice in other areas. The model considered best to deal with this, therefore, was by engaging the panel on a case-by-case basis, and they are paid on a case-by-case basis. That is considered to be the best way of dealing with it. The individual cases are signed off by a permanent civil servant in accordance with the Act. The intention is to recruit further members of the panel. It is not a question of the panel members being constrained in terms of processing times, but Mr. Costello will outline further detail on that.