Their statements to the committee will be published on the committee website after the meeting. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the House or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable.

I welcome the two members of the Law Society of Ireland, Ms Clare Naughton of the society's human rights committee and Mr. Patrick Sweetman of the society's conveyancing committee, who will make presentations and take questions afterwards. Their submissions, as I said, will be published on the website. While members of the Law Society, the views being expressed by the two witnesses are their own rather than those of the Law Society. They are their personal views. I invite them to make an opening statement and we will then take questions.