Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

What we are seeking by way of amendment No. 12 is that documents would be served directly to the person's legal representative at the time of issuance of the notice. The people about whom we are speaking in this regard are often under severe pressure and may not be used to dealing with officialdom. I cannot understand how the inclusion in legislation of a provision that would require the issue of the documents to people's legal advisers at the same time as they are served on those people would weaken the legislation. It would ensure that full knowledge of a case at a point in time would be with the legal adviser and the person concerned. I do not understand the Government's reluctance to accept this amendment.

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