Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 29:

In page 13, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following: “Practitioner members

14.(1) The Law Society of Ireland and the General Council of the Bar of Ireland shall each nominate one practitioner representative for appointment by the Minister as a member of the Commission.

(2) A practitioner representative shall be a practising solicitor or a practising barrister.

(3) A person nominated under subsection (1) shall hold office for a period of 3 years from the date of his or her appointment.

(4) The provisions of this Part relating to the removal of lay members of the Commission shall apply to practitioner members as though they were lay members.”.

Perhaps this amendment should have been ruled out of order because it seeks to add two members to the commission.