Frank Fahey (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

The amendment seeks to delete from the general interpretations under section 2(1) the phrase "unless the context otherwise requires". This amendment may be proposed on the basis of the provisions in section 4 of the Interpretation Act 2005 in relation to that Act's application. However, that section only refers to provisions of the Interpretation Act itself and their application to other enactments. The parliamentary draftsman has advised it is necessary to keep this working in place. In the circumstances I do not proposed to accept the Deputy's amendment.

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