Ms Eilis Barry:

It is important to distinguish FLAC from the Legal Aid Board. We are a voluntary, independent legal rights body which campaigns for access to justice. In our submission we were referring to the State's Legal Aid Board which indicated at a recent meeting that it expects a lot of applications for aid once the courts are back to normal. I am not aware of whether the board has carried out an analysis in that regard, but I know that it is currently considering its strategic plan. This is something that we will be raising with the board.