Mary Henry (Independent)

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 9, line 3, to delete "chiropodist" and substitute "podiatrist".

I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Seán Power, to the House to discuss this important Bill. The reason I want the word "podiatrist" substituted for "chiropodist" is that the professionals referred to in the Bill are required to have degrees in podiatry, not in chiropody. My understand is that "podiatrist" is the word considered to be more explicit. Apparently, chiropody has more to do with both the hands and the feet than podiatry. Podiatry therefore becomes a more important issue in the medical field, as the correct word to use. I would be grateful if the Minister of State would accept these amendments, just from the point of view of clarity and in terms of modern usage of the words. It is no more complicated than that.