Brendan Ryan (Labour)

I am glad that the Minister, along with "The X-Files", still believes in aliens. It is time we got rid of language such as "aliens", as in the Aliens Act, 1935. For the generation under 25 years old, "aliens" means something completely different from what it means in the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. It is time we got our language up to date. That was supposed to be good-humoured, a Leas-Chathaoirligh.

Is the Minister happy with the language in the definition of "vehicle"? According to the Bill, "vehicle" includes any ship, boat, aircraft or mechanically propelled vehicle within the meaning of the Road Traffic Act, 1961. I had not thought the Road Traffic Act, 1961, made mention of ships or aircraft. The Bill could do with some tidier drafting.