Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 4:

In page 4, line 23, to delete “provide undertakings” and substitute “make reasonable endeavour”.

I will be brief because I know we are pushed for time. Again, these amendments were designed to protect the State from a blanket guarantee of the use of State services. As I said before, this section is open ended and extremely vague. For example, it gives a blanket guarantee that we will provide all such services when anything could happen in the interim or at that time for which we could not guarantee the provision of services. Would that leave the State liable to World Rugby? Would it leave us exposed to that? What mechanisms do we have, such as insurance, to ensure that if such a scenario arose, the State would be protected?

Amendments Nos. 4 and 5 are tied together and are designed to protect the interests of the State. What protections do we have there? The information was not forthcoming in either the Minister's response or in any questions answered thus far.

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