Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)

I do not think we should unduly delay the passage of the Bill. It has been a long time in gestation and the purpose is not to put obstacles in the way of its conclusion. I am always uncomfortable with the idea of amendments being submitted on Report Stage. It makes it extremely difficult for any kind of proper scrutiny to be carried out. I appreciate that these things happen, but it is not good law making. From that point of view I want to lodge a protest, although I do not want to delay the work we are doing. I am confused about the term "continues in being" as opposed to "continues". Maybe I am missing something but I would have thought that continues means continues. It is a perfectly good word in the English language, so why does it have to be qualified by the words "in being"? I do not want to be pedantic but I find the idea arcane that we are adding "in being" to the word "continues", as if there was some other way to continue. What other way would the Minister suggest it could continue, other than being in being?

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