Joanna Tuffy (Labour)

Tairgim leasú a 18:

I leathanach 5, líne 11, i ndiaidh "OIREACHTAS", "AGUS AG AN bPOBAL" a chur isteach.

I move amendment No. 18:

In page 4, line 11, after "OIREACHTAS" to insert "AND BY THE PEOPLE".

The reason we are tabling this amendment to the Preamble is that we believe the formula as it stands in the Bill and under the legislation to amend the Constitution is incorrect. Bills to amend the Constitution are not enacted by the Oireachtas, rather they are enacted by the Oireachtas and the people. We feel the formula that has been in use for the past six years is not accurate and could be rectified in this Bill.