Mr. Bob Collins:

The Deputy’s colleagues have the benefit of being experienced legal practitioners, which I do not, so I am conscious of that. I do not think there is anything in particular I would add that we have not included in the original submission or noted already. There is a serious concern about the ability of a Garda member of whatever rank to exclude on the basis that somebody may behave in a way deemed inappropriate. That seems to be a power too far and runs the risk of diminishing the capacity of the person who is in custody to select their own legal representative or to have any effective legal representation. That is probably the key issue on which we would want to make a point.