Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)

Amendment No. 11 could introduce a lack of clarity into the subsection, as it seeks to deal with institutional services regarding inpatient services in a different way from that defined in section 51 of the Health Act 1970. That could lead to confusion, and the Bill as drafted and signed off by the Attorney General and a leading constitutional lawyer remains the best way of dealing with the definition of institutional services required to deal with the issues of charging that the Bill seeks to address. I cannot therefore accept the amendment.

Amendment No. 12 is linked to the previous one. Once again, I consider that this amendment could introduce a lack of clarity into the subsection, as it seeks to deal with institutional services regarding in-patient services in a different way from that defined in section 51 of the Health Act 1970. I cannot accept that amendment either.