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

The Senator's amendments would negate an intended regulatory power of the new regulatory authority regarding movement between the professions of solicitor and barrister. The proposed references to “qualifications” are considered unnecessary in light of the fact that the question of being duly qualified to practise as a solicitor or barrister is already comprehended by the definitions of solicitors and barristers who are entitled to practise under the Bill.