Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I return to the point that someone who qualifies must work for peanuts for a few years until he or she gets more experience. We all know that if someone comes onto a building site and wants to do carpentry but has not served his or her time, he will not be of great benefit to the builder. He will be only worth apprenticeship wages. In the case of someone who qualifies in the legal profession, however, there seems to be an abuse of the recruits entering the profession in respect of wages. This creates a major obstacle for a broad section of society gaining entry to the legal profession. Will the LSRA have an influence or potential influence in that area if a barrister takes on a devil, which is like an apprentice? Will the LSRA be able to have an impact on what that apprentice, so to speak, is paid?