Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 5, line 6, to delete "NON-NATIONALS" and substitute "FOREIGN NATIONALS".

This arises from the debate on Committee Stage on the use of the term "non-national". Prior to 1999, the term "alien" was used consistently in immigration legislation and it continues to be used in a number of countries. In some countries the term used is non-citizen. There are a number of terms in use generally. In moving this amendment I accept the points made by Deputies Howlin, Hogan and Morgan. We have decided that "foreign national" is the appropriate term and the 2003 Act is also hereby amended to say that "foreign national" means a non-national within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1999 which defines it as a person who is not a citizen of the State.

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