Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage

10:00 am

Photo of Pádraig Mac LochlainnPádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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I shall give the Minister an explanation. If he looks at what he proposes to leave in the section in respect of requisite skills, "business and commercial matters", there is no nominating body that has a particular remit in business and commercial matters. There is space to add IBEC in that context. If he adds IBEC it would be good practice to have the ICTU as well. That is why I am suggesting expanding it to 13, to include both those bodies to deal with that particular area of expertise that the Minister has included.