Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I see. In that event, I am content. I do not want to lose the principle as it is acceptable. I also do not want to send forward legislation that has not been adequately scrutinised or, if we lose our amendments and the Deputies' are accepted, to have to bring it back here. As there was a collective effort on Committee Stage to deal with this issue, I am quite happy to try to find a resolution. However, I wanted to explain why we went the way we did. Our obligation is to support the promotion of the language. Is it right to pick one group of children who have one parent to whom they normally speak Irish? We need to decide if it is right to make such a distinction and if it is legally robust and would not represent a form of discrimination. We need to examine the issue, but I am content to withdraw my amendment and resubmit in the Seanad. In the intervening period I will ask the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to examine the amendments that have been tabled, particularly amendments Nos. 76 and 77 which are the most detailed.

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