Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 122:

In page 85, line 33, after “engage” to insert “within one year following the establishment day”.

Section 104 states:

(1) The Authority shall engage in a public consultation process on—

(a) the extent, if any, to which the restriction on legal practitioners, other than solicitors, holding the moneys of clients, as provided under section 36, should be retained,

This has been another of those long-standing grievances along with the ones we mentioned of not providing bills upfront and having a conveyancing monopoly. In fact, I believe solicitors have a cheaper rate of probate than non-solicitors. It is an issue we need to discuss urgently to ensure this profession lives up to all our aspirations of efficiency.