Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)

I move amendment No. 35:

In page 18, line 43, after "accordingly" to insert the following:

", and a passport issued before the commencement of sections 6 and 7 shall not be deemed invalid solely on the grounds that it was not issued under any express power conferred by an enactment".

Will the Minister of State explain if passports issued before the commencement of sections 6 and 7 are deemed to be invalid solely on the grounds that they were not issued under any express power conferred by the enactment of the Bill? The amendment is about clarifying the position in regard to these passports because many people could be left high and dry.

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