Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

Senator O'Donovan refers to section 21. The ombudsman can accept a complaint after the six-month period if he feels justice requires it.

Returning to the section we are dealing with, to answer Senator John Paul Phelan, section 19 also deals with the superannuation of the staff and the ombudsman.

While the 10%-10%-80% divide might seem a little unfair given that solicitors are at the coal face, solicitors outnumber barristers by approximately ten to one.