Brendan Ryan (Labour)

I probably should not have spent as much time this morning reading this Bill as I did. I have a problem with regard to the word "absurd" in section 3(2)(b)(ii) in the phrase "the other enactment would be changed in intent or become unclear or absurd". I have no problem with "changed in intent" or "become unclear", but "absurd" is an extraordinarily subjective word. I am not trying to be awkward about this. Wearing my left of centre ideological hat, half the economists in Ireland think my position on many issues is absurd.