Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

Deputy Costello made a substantive point that must be examined in much more detail. I wish to raise a drafting point. The Bill as presently drafted states, " "Disciplinary Regulations" means regulations made under section 115". The proposal in the amendment is to delete the three words "means regulations made" and to add

"means—

(a) the 1989 Regulations, as amended under section 119, for as long as they continue to be in force under that section, or

(b) any regulations in force

That leaves the words "under section 115" afloat. Are the words "under section 115" to remain? They have not been deleted under the proposal.

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