Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael)

While I am glad to hear some of those comments, with respect, this matter should be at the root of the Bill. Every day in this House we preach and argue about the rights of and protecting the consumer. How can we establish a new regulatory body, which I fully support, as do Members on both sides of the House, to deal with the supervision of the members of the bodies concerned when the Bill does nothing to protect consumers from unqualified people? The amendment offers a very simple solution by providing that only those who are members of the bodies in question can call themselves accountants, which is very reasonable.