Ms Sinéad Lucey:

The main area where we would be working would be around social welfare, in which case it would be the Social Welfare Appeals Office. There may be a debate as to whether it is a quasi-judicial body or an administrative body. Clients we would have would now be waiting even over a year to get an appeal heard. This is the most basic safety net of social security. There are concerns. Historically, there were significant delays before the former Equality Tribunal that went on for up to three years. That has now been resolved with the WRC but that does not preclude-----