Ciara Conway (Waterford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Following on from Deputy Kelleher's question, if the tobacco industry was to take a case against the State, am I correct in thinking that some of the Law Society's members would represent the tobacco industry?

By his own admission in his testimony before us, Mr. Shaw stated that the Law Society has no expertise in health policy.

I would like to know more about why the society has decided to make a submission on this issue considering that when this committee dealt with other constitutional matters, including the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill, it decided not to make a contribution. I would be interested in hearing the society's motivation for appearing now and not then.