Eugene Regan (Fine Gael)

Two hundred barristers enter the profession every year and there is increased competition, as anyone practising or entering the profession knows. It is a close as one gets to the model of perfect competition with many buyers and many sellers. Another aspect of the independent Bar is that it gives access to the smallest rural solicitors' firm and to the top solicitors' firms in the cities. That is very important. In regard to the individual——