Chris Andrews (Sinn Fein)
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Yes. If legislation is passed, the WRC would have an increased workload. What sort of additional resources will it need? I emphasise the need for the addition of socioeconomic status as a ground because as Ms Walsh has said, it is really important not just at a personal level, but at a systemic and an international level. We can be leaders in this and it would be really positive when there is so much turmoil in the world and a feeling of a regression in people's rights and equality. It is more of a technical question, but do the witnesses have any idea what sort of additional resources the WRC would need if the legislation were passed with amendments?