Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)

I note what the Minister has said. The poet and parliamentarian, T. M. Kettle, said he would trust the Irish parliamentary draftsman to draft the ten commandments. Nevertheless, the Parliamentary Counsel has, on occasion, got it wrong. The legal advice I have received is that a court could interpret the Bill in a different way. However, I will not press the amendment. With due respect to the Minister, what he says in this House will be irrelevant in any court proceedings. I understand the guidelines will also be irrelevant in court proceedings. However, if that is the advice the Minister has received, I accept it.

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