Mr. Aidan Tumbleton:

I guess what the Chair is talking about is really a customer service complaint. What the registration board is going to do is to set the entry-level standard for education so any Irish customer going to see a chiropodist or podiatrist will know that person has been educated to the appropriate level to be a safe practitioner. They will also know that the practitioner has signed up to a professional code of conduct to which they are held accountable and that he or she is engaged in continuing professional development. People will also know that any practitioner who engages in professional misconduct or whose professional performance is poor will be subject to enforcement measures such as fitness-to-practise hearings. The Irish public will have that assurance once the register opens.