Brendan Ryan (Labour)

I do not intend to delay the House unnecessarily on this. What advice has the Minister received on the matter? My understanding, on the basis of explanations I have received, is that once a person is declared bankrupt, he or she can never again practice as an optometrist. Is it the Minister's understanding that the prohibition applies only while a person is in the state of bankruptcy? Does it result in a lifetime ban if one is declared bankrupt? That appears to be an easy question.