Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

It had occurred to me before Senator McDowell raised this issue that the technological universities might be covered. Certainly there are excellent law faculties and departments in very many of them, so that is an important point. It relates to a point I made earlier in respect of the in-house lawyers and the relationship between this Bill and the other legislation such as the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 and the Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Act 2007. It is important that the legislation is future-proofed to take account of changes such as the change in university status for the institutes of technology and the other institutions. We just need to check that to ensure that this legislation is properly mindful of other changes that are happening in parallel.