Lorraine Clifford Lee (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister did not respond to my question on the steps that will be taken by his Department and the Government to ensure diversity within the legal profession and allow people from diverse backgrounds undertake traineeships at the Bar or with the Law Society. I strongly believe that there should be a scholarship or bursary scheme because, as I outlined to the Minister last week, getting one's law degree is just the first rung on the ladder and it is often beyond the means of people of ordinary backgrounds to progress in the profession.