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Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: This is 80 years later.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: It was Gateway, which has since closed down.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: This is just like Gutenberg.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I must put the last three lines of section 14 on the record of the house: "A comma immediately before a reference to a year and a comma immediately after such a reference that is not required for the purpose of punctuation may be omitted". I am referring to the ludicrous nature of law as much as anything else and am not making fun of anyone. I appreciate that this provision is significant but...

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: That is only the case where the legislation is coming into force, which is not the same thing. For example, the Health (Mental Services) Act 1981 never came into force.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister of State might draw the Attorney General's attention to this amendment since he was so concerned about marginal and shoulder notes in his earlier advice.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: It is a great pity that where postal services are described, no attempt was made to include electronic postal services. I genuinely perceive that we are reliving the Gutenberg experience whereby modern technology is being resisted because people do not believe it can do the job as effectively old snail mail. We must move on. If the Judiciary will not lead on this, the Oireachtas must drive...

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I will not comment on the Minister of State's last few remarks. We will leave them to history. I have concerns on subsection (2)(a) which states, "a person appointed under the former enactment shall continue to act for the remainder of the period for which the person was appointed as if appointed under the new enactment". I am thinking of the Government's proposal to restructure the Higher...

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: Maybe section 4 will clarify this but section 27(1) states: "Where an enactment is repealed, the repeal does not...affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the enactment...". That is a sweeping provision. I accept that section 4 may help this and I may be mistaken in that I did not figure it out. I defy anybody to understand section 4 on a third...

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: Never.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: That was the previous section. This concerns rights, privileges and obligations. I can make sense of others but how can anybody retain rights given under an enactment if it is abolished?

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I want to hear a reason.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I do that occasionally. It is a bad habit I have.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: It is not the intent, but the effect is to marginalise the role of the Oireachtas in dealing with a lot of European legislation. I do not want to say more than we should return to it. I suggest that, if we had a further ten minutes, we would satisfactorily complete the Bill without rancour.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: The Report Stage amendments are printed.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I wish to ask a couple of questions on the Schedule. I agree with my two colleagues but will not take up time by repeating what they stated. A definition of "Northern Ireland" is not among the definitions, although a definition of "Great Britain" is included. The definition of an "ordinance map" is a map made under the powers conferred by the Survey (Ireland) Acts 1825 to 1870. Is that the...

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: Has there been more recent legislation on the Ordnance Survey? Is it a mistake?

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Report and Final Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, between lines 40 and 41, to insert the following: "(d) in the appropriate debates of the Houses of the Oireachtas.". I do not blissfully assume the Minister of State will accept this, although perhaps he might as he is a nice man and can sometimes be helpful. I merely wish to put this on the record. We discussed the issue of the courts seeking guidance in...

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Report and Final Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I am not surprised the Minister of State will not accept the amendment now. I am disappointed he did not indicate that he would examine it between now and when the Bill is considered in the other House.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Report and Final Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I thank the Minister of State. Perhaps because I am a perennial backbencher I believe the Oireachtas is marginalised. The Oireachtas, as distinct from the Executive, is a central part of our democracy. As the Minister of State has indicated he will examine the amendment I will withdraw it.