Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Interpretation Act 2005 provides the basis for the interpretation and application of primary and secondary legislation. Section 18 of the Act deals with the general rules of construction for legislation and states the following:

The following provisions apply to the construction of an enactment:(a) Singular and plural. A word importing the singular shall be read as also importing the plural, and a word importing the plural shall be read as also importing the singular.

The amendment is therefore unnecessary and accounted for in the above provision. It would not be appropriate to accept the amendment as under the Interpretation Act, "a condition" can be read as "conditions".

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