Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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Again, it states that the Minister "may, by regulations, do anything which appears to him or her to be necessary or expedient for removing that difficulty, for bringing that provision into operation or for securing or facilitating its operation, and any such regulations may modify any provision of this Act in so far as may be necessary or expedient for carrying such provision into effect for the purposes aforesaid". As I said, it is there as a precautionary measure in the Bill and it exists in other legislation such as the Local Government Act.