Brendan Ryan (Labour)

I second the amendment. It makes perfectly reasonable sense. The wording "at any time during the period of 5 years ending on the relevant date," is incredibly loose.

I could write the Minister of State's response. It will be to the effect that the Government has no desire to make the Bill excessively prescriptive, etc. The truth is that there ought to be some evidence that people are competent professionals who have been working in the area for a reasonable period of time, such as Senator Henry. It matters not to me whether it is two or three years, but it ought to be a reasonable period of continuous time. If people have practised only for a short period, say, five years ago, it is not reassuring for the public that they may not be up to speed with developments.