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

As will be seen from a perusal of this cluster of amendments, they fall very much under the tidy-up category in regard to this Bill. I have said, for example, that the phrase "practising barrister" for each occurrence of the word "barrister" concerned is a substitution of that. It makes the relevant provisions coherent with the fact that this Bill will now regulate practising barristers under the proposed levy framework contained in Part 7 of the Bill, as passed by the Dáil. To be a practising barrister one has to be on the roll of practising barristers being maintained by the new regulatory authority.

The other amendments being tabled by the Government in this group address similar issues of congruity across the Bill and their acceptance will enhance the Bill in each instance. It is very much similar to what I have said in regard to the previous section. These amendments are the consequence of changes based on amendments that have been moved and accepted in the Seanad.