Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 11:

In page 10, line 34, to delete “appropriate and/or specialist” and substitute “appropriate, and where relevant specialist,”.

This is a technical amendment to replace the use of "and/or". The amendment is not intended to change the substance of the provision. The use of "and/or" is problematic in the Statute Book and is in general terms avoided. In legal drafting, "and/or" can be ambiguous as it leaves two words with different meanings in the text and does not choose between these words. From a drafting perspective, it is preferable to use the alternative wording that has the same effect. This is what amendment No. 11 seeks to do.

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