Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Question No. 155 of 18 October 2016, the action she is taking in regard to a matter (details supplied); and the likely timeframe for the completion of any investigations being undertaken. [38158/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am assuming the matter raised by the Deputy on this occasion is that covered by my Written Reply to Question No. 155 of 18 October 2016.

As I set out in my Written Reply to the Deputy's Question of that date, I requested officials of my Department to write to the body concerned to formally confirm the position. In a letter of reply, dated 14 October 2016, which was received from the Director of the body concerned, it has been formally confirmed that the body in question is satisfied that the internal procedures in respect of its nominations to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority were followed.

As I have previously conveyed, the selection process for membership of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority is built around a framework of ten prescribed nominating bodies as set out in section 9 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015. The ten prescribed nominating bodies put forward their nominees under the procedures set out in Part 2 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015. They do this as appropriate to their functions and objectives as may be set out, in each case, under legislation or under common law. It remains the case that it is for each of those bodies, in the first instance, to identify their nominees for membership of the new Regulatory Authority under their applicable internal governance procedures. Specifically, in this instance, it remains for the governing body of the entity concerned, as a private body, to competently conduct the indoor management and to oversee the conduct of its own business in accordance with its own rules and procedures.