Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I accept the Minister's bona fides and am happy to withdraw amendments Nos. 49e and 80b. I am sure that if she will consider it further and bring it to the Seanad, she will do that.

The Minister and I may well be trying to do the same thing but what I am trying to achieve with amendment No. 30ais to make sure there is no distinction between barristers. We are giving professional bodies significant new functions. It is critical that people have the right to choose to join whichever body they wish. Can the Minister of State explain how the Government sees the legal services regulatory authority making sure this occurs if we embed in the legislation an enhanced role for these professional bodies?

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