Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

These instruments are commonly issued under English or Irish law and that is the position in English and Irish law. The Deputy does not need an opinion from the Attorney General. His research assistant should be able to establish that much for him without recourse to an opinion from the Attorney General. That is the position. The Deputy has research assistants in the United Kingdom as well as Ireland so he is in a better position than any other party in the House to determine that issue.

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