Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 59:

In page 17, to delete lines 27 and 28 and substitute the following: “(i) the consumer and the other person being members of the same family or being cohabitants, or”.

This group of amendments relates to the amendments aimed at clarifying section 19 regarding subrogation. In particular, I propose to replace the reference to "personal relationship" to "cohabitant" as this is the more commonly used term which has been legislated for recently. The two amendments I propose to achieve this aim are, first, to replace "a family or other personal relationship between the consumer and the other" with "the consumer and the other person being members of the same family or being cohabitants"; and, second, to provide a definition of "cohabitant and family", which is aligned with other relevant legislation. Consistency is key in this regard. Specialist external legal counsel is reviewing the Bill's proposed changes to subrogation. Depending on the outcome of this review, I may table further amendments on Report Stage.