Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed)

1:40 pm

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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I move amendment No. 136:


In page 59, subsection (3)(b), between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:“(viii) in the case of a legal executive that the name of the legal executive be struck off the roll of legal executives.”.
These relate to the Irish Institute of Legal Executives, which seeks a degree of formal recognition as significant players in the provision of legal services. It has up to 600 members and has been in existence for almost 30 years. On Report Stage, I will seek recognition for membership of the authority. What are the views of the Minister in affording the institute formal recognition so that it can play a meaningful part in the overall regulation of the industry?