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

We had a discussion involving Deputy O'Callaghan around the price and cost of legal claims. In my view, it comes down to pure transparency. Would the authority like to see both barristers and solicitors publish their prices and their per-hour costs? I would also like to hear the CCPC view on that point. Does the Legal Services Regulatory Authority believe there should be full price transparency at entry point? For me, this is the bigger issue and it is because of the unknown unknowns that legal costs rocket. Is the Legal Services Regulatory Authority trying to implement that with solicitors, in particular in regard to the cost per hour or the cost for a particular service that is being provided at entry point? Dr. Doherty mentioned the section 150 obligation that the solicitor would provide the client with the cost. Should there not be an obligation on the solicitor to provide publicly the potential cost before the service is even sought?