Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 12 May 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Simon McGarr:
The answer I gave to the Deputy's colleague earlier related to the weight that the courts will put on papers, including briefing papers, provided in the run-up to legislation being passed. This will be an agreement. It is an interpretation note by one party to the agreement. That is helpful to clarify what one party thought, but it is not the same as saying that this is what the agreement is intended to mean by all parties. If an agreement could be made by all the parties as to what that definition should be, that would be exceedingly helpful, and it would be even more helpful if it were put in the lease. If all the parties are ad idemand in agreement about the definition, this document is the place to put it.
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