Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 44, line 13, after “in” to insert “concise,”.

These amendments follow on from the wording of the Bill, which aims to ensure that information relating to contracts, communications, guarantees, etc., is expressed in plain, intelligible language. However, these amendments seek to build on this to ensure that contracts, communications, guarantees and so on are also concise. If they are accepted, the legislation would state that all information will be in concise, plain, intelligible language. The reasons for this, I am sure he will agree, are obvious. Customers often and small businesses are sometimes faced with information on contracts, communications, guarantees and so forth that may be plain and intelligible but that runs to 40 pages. People will read through this information if it is concise and they know their rights and responsibilities, but they cannot be reasonably expected to read a 50-, 60- or 70-page document. I hope the Minister of State will look favourably on these amendments.

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