Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

One of the rules in dealing with monopolies over the years is that one never asks them for permission to have their monopoly dispensed with. One does it in the wider national interest. I wish to press the amendment because many desirable elements of what the Minister has said appeal to people but it really annoys people that the purchase of a house in this country involves such monopolistic earnings for solicitors given that their fee relates to the price of the house and not the actual transaction. This is the sharp end of high cost legal systems in Ireland for the simple, normal transaction of buying a house, which is such a basic human need. I will press the amendment.