Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions

Decisions on Public Petitions Received

4:05 pm

Photo of Pádraig Mac LochlainnPádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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That is agreed. We will close the petition because it is inadmissible and we will make the Ombudsman aware of the case. Following that, we have more work to do in examining the general area.

Petition No. P00010/14 is from Mr. Colm Murphy and 12 supporting petitioners seeking regulation of the legal profession. The petitioner is calling for the manner in which the Law Society treats all solicitors to be fair, equitable and transparent. He feels that the current form of self-regulation does not meet the desires of the public or the profession. Deputy Healy-Rae wishes to comment.