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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Protocol Issues: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We are now in public session. I welcome Commissioners Simon O'Brien, chairperson, Kieran FitzGerald and Carmel Foley of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, to our meeting. The commissioners are accompanied by Mr. Ray Leonard, deputy director of investigations, Mr. Chris McGuire, analyst, and Ms Suzie Rafter, communications and research officer. We are here today to...
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We are making good progress. Could we continue and see this through?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Fair enough. How long does the Chairman estimate it will take us to go through the rest? There are no objections to the remaining amendments. If the Minister is agreeable to shortening his presentations, we could go through them quickly.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I do not want to be belligerent, but would another 20 minutes or half an hour take it home?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: If it is about the staff, I have no objections, but it might actually benefit them to wrap up early.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will offer my apologies, as I will not be present.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This presents us with a bit of a conundrum. The roll of practising barrister is now being taken under the aegis of the new regulatory authority which creates a difficulty in that the Bill acknowledges the existence of the Law Library and the Bar Council and therefore, the logic must follow that the Bar Council should continue to be entitled to insist that its members operate within the...
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: With respect, what can the Bar Council, whose existence is acknowledged by this Bill, as well as that of the Law Library, do? It has a code of practice in place. How do we deal with that conundrum? I ask the Minister to respond to that point.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To be very clear, the Bar Council's code of practice would be unenforceable in this regard as a result of this legislation.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: If the Minister or I were to do avox popin any part of this State and ask people what is the biggest issue of concern regarding barristers, they would say cost. Let us be clear, not all barristers are fortunate to benefit from Government contracts but when the cost of a day in the High Court is prohibitive in terms of enabling people to get access to justice or to defend themselves against...
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I was going to get a candle and a bottle of wine.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is very important for us, in particular in large complex Bills on which we do not have a range of expertise, that we get amendments in advance, as we have done on this occasion, because it helps the stakeholders to advise us and advise the Minister. In fairness, this is a submission to the Minister of which we are being made aware. It is good for the process of making a Bill stronger.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister has acknowledged the submission from the Law Society and some of its recommendations, to which I will return in a moment. First, I wish to raise the issue of the role of practising barristers.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is proposed to change the existing section. Perhaps-----
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes, perhaps under amendment No. 172.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I just want to clarify something with the Minister with regard to amendment No. 172. I see now that it deals with section 76, so I will wait until then to deal with the barrister issue. I will now deal with the concerns of the Law Society.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am dealing now with the amendments to which the Minister has just referred - that is, Nos. 160 to 166. The Law Society submission expresses concerns about the provision whereby the managing legal practitioner is responsible for the management and supervision of the provision of legal services by the MDP. The society argues that there are no safeguards in place. It is also concerned about...
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am speaking on amendments Nos. 160 to 166, the amendments which the Minister has just put forward.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes; I am speaking on the proposed new section 76. In fairness, the Minister gave us the proposed amendments early, which was very helpful in terms of being able to get submissions on his amendments. I must thank the Minister for giving us the amendments ahead of time on this occasion.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It makes our job easier.