Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 December 2017
Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage
1:25 pm
Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
There are very stringent checks and balances regarding the early release of records. Inserting the word "shall" is too prescriptive in making an order whereas the word "may" is perhaps more subtle. There is a suggestion that the word "shall" be inserted so that it would read: "the relevant member of the Government shall make an order requiring the transfer". The word "shall" would be inserted there as distinct from-----
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