Dáil debates

Thursday, 11 July 2013

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed)

 

9:10 am

Photo of Alex WhiteAlex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

If the Deputy were to look more closely at section 20(1) and section 20(4), she would see that it must never have been the intention to refer to subsection (1) and that it must always been the intention to refer to subsection (4). Section 20(5) states that the Minister "shall arrange for a report laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas in accordance with subsection (1) to be published in such form and manner...", and we are saying that this should refer to subsection (4). If we look at subsection (4), it refers to a report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas. There never was any reference in subsection (1) to a report being laid before the Oireachtas, so it manifestly is a typo. All we are doing is correcting it.

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