Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Dr. Thornhill, Dr. Doherty and Mr. Ryan. I want to start with education and training. The strategic plan mentions that education and training will be kept under review and recommendations will be made on the availability and quality of education and training. How do the witnesses envisage this playing out in terms of the Law Society and the Bar Council and the provision of training and education? Do they expect there to be other providers who will be registered with the Legal Services Regulatory Authority? What do they see as the competing interests? Clearly, we have had an historic duopoly among the two bodies. What do the witnesses envisage occurring in education and training in legal services? Will it be in the context of the two existing providers?