Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 25:

In page 29, line 10, after “may” where it firstly occurs to insert “, after consultation with the professional bodies,”.

Sinn Féin is concerned that the staff employed by the Law Society and Bar Council to handle and investigate complaints will lose their jobs and be replaced by staff in the new authority carrying out the same role. The trade unions have called for the staff to be employed by the new authority, and we support this call.Amendment No. 27 likewise proposes in line 12, after "Authority", to insert "after consultation with the professional bodies". That is the logic behind these amendments.