Kathleen O'Meara (Labour)

I move amendment No. 12:

In page 8, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:

"(2) The amendment effected by this section shall not apply to actions for personal injuries arising from medical negligence or other actions falling outside the jurisdiction of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, or to actions for personal injuries which are so serious as significantly to impair the plaintiff's capacity to institute proceedings within one year from the date of the incident concerned.".

The intention of this amendment, which was also tabled on Committee Stage, is clear. There is no need to rehearse the arguments in that regard. Perhaps the Minister will indicate if he has had a change of heart on the matter.