Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

To some degree, the Senator's amendment reverses the position on the adjudication officer, where the Senator advocated allowing any person to be selected as a representative for a person.The Senator is seeking a detailed regulatory environment to be established for any such person and it is not entirely consistent. Our view is that it is not for the Labour Court to set out the professional bodies, specify how lawyers are regulated or refer to regulatory bodies. The Labour Court adjudicates on disputes that come before it. What the Senator proposes would go way beyond the scope of the Bill to regulate many bodies that might purport to represent people in different circumstances. It would involve the Labour Court in detailed work that is not appropriate to its core purpose.