Mr. Se?n Guerin:

We have made a submission and it relates, in part, to Senator Ruane's questions about the proceeds crime as well. There are a number of existing non-statutory schemes for payment of legal aid in a manner akin to criminal legal aid, but not quite. One of those includes judicial review or plenary proceedings where rights are at stake and, in particular, where liberty is at stake. The existing arrangement is that it is a non-statutory scheme that depends on a recommendation from the court, which is not actually issued until the end of the case, if it is issued.