Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 3, lines 18 to 21, to delete subsection (3) and substitute the following:

"(3) The Courts of Justice Acts 1924 to 1961, the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts 1961 to 2007 and section 7(a), to the extent that it amends the Courts of Justice Act 1924, may be cited together as the Courts Acts 1924 to 2008 and shall be construed together as one.".

This amendment seeks to excise section 1(3) and replace it with the amendment as drafted. I am not sure I understand why it is necessary for us to return to the Free State courts Acts for this purpose. I am told the citation used in my amendment is the more customary. I do not want to make a meal of this as we have a long way to go.

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