Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

I promised on Committee Stage to consider technical and drafting amendments put forward by Senators regarding the deletion of section 31(19) and its substitution by way of a new section later in the Bill in order to avoid non-textual amendment of the 1885 Act.

The suggested amendments are in keeping with current drafting practice and I am happy to take them on board. However, for administrative convenience, I propose to insert the new section in Part 8, Chapter 2 with other miscellaneous amendments. I thank Senator McCarthy for bringing the matters to my attention.