Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy's definition is far wider than mine. It is important to point out that while this is the only Bill within my Department's remit, the wider issue concerning the Bills on the Order Paper and the A and B lists are dealt with on an ongoing daily basis, as the Deputy would be aware, with monotonous regularity on the Order of Business. I can only deal with the Bill before me, which is a necessary tidying up exercise. We must ensure obsolete laws no longer form part of the Statute Book.

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