Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

I do not wish to delay passage of the Bill but, further to Deputy Higgins's query, from whence is the Minister of State's advice drawn? While I presume it comes from the Attorney General, is it in fact drawn from the legal section of the Department and, if that is the case, has it been verified? Sometime before the next general election, somebody could announce in this House that legislation needs to be introduced to meet the requirements set out in Deputy Higgins's amendment. I want further confirmation on that because the question of the term "may or may not" has annoyed me for many years and I want to be more positive and clear.

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