Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The complaints committee consists of 27 members, the majority of whom will be lay people. The law society shall have eight members. The Bar Council have four. Members are appointed for a period of four years and shall be eligible for reappointment. Lay members must be independent of the professional bodies but have some expertise or knowledge of the provisions of legal service or maintenance of standards in an organisation.