Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

It is not to satisfy them but to make it clear that it does not need to be gowned and bewigged gentlepersons descending en masse. A more lowly form of legal eagle, the solicitor, will also suffice. I take the Senator's point that there are many groups with qualifications and they are not necessarily people who have come through the Inns or the courts. I do not want to be facetious — this is serious legislation — but we want to make clear that legal representatives do not have to be barristers. They can also be solicitors. There may even be cases where housepainters may be the people with the relevant expertise.