2210. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a regulatory impact assessment was carried out before the introduction of the flat fee model for criminal legal aid; whether that assessment examined the withdrawal of practitioners from civil legal aid family law work following comparable fee pressures; the contingency planning undertaken by the Department for the risk of large scale withdrawal from the Criminal Legal Aid panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56144/26]

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2210. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a regulatory impact assessment was carried out before the introduction of the flat fee model for criminal legal aid; whether that assessment examined the withdrawal of practitioners from civil legal aid family law work following comparable fee pressures; the contingency planning undertaken by the Department for the risk of large scale withdrawal from the Criminal Legal Aid panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56144/26]

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