Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I move amendment No. 123:

In page 51, lines 28 to 43, to delete subsections (2) to (4) and substitute the following:“(2) One of the persons appointed under subsection (1)shall be appointed as chairperson of the Disciplinary Tribunal.
(3) The Minister shall ensure that those lay persons nominated to be members of the Disciplinary Tribunal are persons who are independent of the Government and the professional bodies and have knowledge and expertise of—

(a) the provision of legal services,
(b) the maintenance of standards in a profession (including those regulated by a statutory body),
(c) the investigation and consideration of complaints relating to services,
(d) commercial matters, or
(e) the interests of consumers of legal services.

(4) The Disciplinary Tribunal shall act in divisions consisting of—

(a) an uneven number of members,
(b) a majority of lay members, and
(c) not less than 3 members and not more than 5 members.

(5) The chairperson of each division of the Disciplinary Tribunal shall be one of the lay members.”.