Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Deputy Murphy is well aware from her experience here that changes are made to Bills on Committee Stage when the Minister decides whether to accept amendments on the basis of their credibility and validity. It would be wonderful to have all of these things beforehand. The Legal Services Regulation Bill is enormous and it makes very great changes to the provision of legal services. The regulatory impact assessment will be available, but as the Deputy is aware changes are made to a Bill on Committee Stage and Second Stage is when Deputies from all parties comment on what they think should be in a Bill and how they consider it, whether good, bad or indifferent. Added to these comments will be reflections on the regulatory impact analysis, but it is on Committee Stage that these reflections are put into amendments submitted by Deputies which may be accepted by the Minister. It is then that a great deal of consultation will take place on this very extensive Bill.

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