Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

I thank Senator McCarthy for tabling his amendment. I have been advised by the Office of the Attorney General that Senators are correct in that the Irish title of the National Rural Services Committee should be included in the Bill. However, as we are discussing the English language version of the Bill, as is practice, the committee will be known by the English version of its name as is the case since its establishment on a non-statutory basis in 1998. It is preferable in the circumstances that the English title of the committee appear in the text before the Irish title.

Accordingly, I ask Senators to accept amendment No. 157 which provides that the English language version of the title of the committee be included in the Bill followed by the Irish language version and to withdraw amendment No. 156.