Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

Great minds think alike. I felt there was nothing wrong with the good behaviour provision but the Attorney General is worried that it is too vague to include in a statute which has consequences for breaches. He was of the view that the provision should be removed, having regard to sudden developments in jurisprudence on the European Convention of Human Rights and the undesirability of using vague or uncertain language.

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