Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

The amendment would insert in page 4, line 25, after the word "officers", the words "if required to do so by such directions (if any)". It would then read that the carrier concerned shall ensure that all persons on board the vehicle seeking to land in the State or to pass through a port in the State in order to travel to another state disembark in compliance with any direction given by immigration officers if required to do so by such directions, if any. That would be an omelette. The Senator has come forward with many useful amendments and I accepted a number of them on the last occasion. Some, indeed, tidied up and removed mistakes and drafting errors but to accept this amendment would be to insert a drafting error because it would make it almost unintelligible and would not add anything to the meaning of the section.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.