Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The programme for Government agreed by the Progressive Democrats and Fianna Fáil indicated we would have a legal ombudsman. When will legislation be produced and when will the position be established? Two solicitors sitting beside the Tánaiste may not want it, but the public does. When cases are referred to the Law Society, the public does not want it to be a case of solicitors looking after solicitors. We want a legal ombudsman, an independent person to deal with these cases.

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