David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I would be grateful if the Minister would do so. The principle is that it is up to the complainant to decide who should represent him or her. A person is hardly going to employ some sort of a dingbat, but I am talking about somebody who might have a difficulty in reading or writing, or a language difficulty or lack familiarity with the culture, etc. I would be grateful if the Minister would look at this issue again because it does not seem to be appropriate that the adjudication officer should be in a position to actually determine who should act as a representative and disallow somebody's choice. If a complainant wants to be represented by somebody, the power to disallow that person is not appropriate for an adjudication officer to have.