Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

I undertook on Committee Stage to check this matter. The clear advice of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel is that these amendments are not necessary as Part 1 of the Schedule to the Interpretation Act 2005 provides that "oath", in the case of a person for the time being, being allowed by law to affirm or declare, instead of swearing, includes affirmation or declaration.

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