Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 98:

In page 71, to delete lines 10 to 15.

The issue is how we determine the costs. The key point is whether the costs will be averaged over all the members or whether more of the costs will be paid by those about whom the most complaints are made. If the costs are averaged then a moral hazard arises since everybody pays but those who perform least successfully, according to their clients, can share the bill with others. I find that difficult. Subsection (10) states "the amount of levy payable by the professional body or person concerned". Will the Minister clarify the principles? Will the people about whom most complaints are made pay bigger levies or will it be averaged over all the people, including those about whom no complaints are made?