Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 9a:

In page 11, to delete line 40 and substitute the following:

"6. — Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of section 67 of the Act of 1993 are repealed.".

This amendment is grouped with amendment No. 10 which was proposed by Deputy Shortall. Following consideration of Deputy Shortall's amendment on Committee Stage, I have had the matter re-examined by the Parliamentary Counsel. The principle outlined in Deputy Shortall's amendment has now been accepted, but her specific wording has not. I take this opportunity to thank Deputy Shortall for highlighting this issue. I ask her to withdraw her amendment in favour of amendment No. 9a. In principle it does the same as her amendment, but I am advised the wording in amendment No. 9a is more acceptable.

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