Brendan Ryan (Labour)

Although no Member would object to any single provision in this legislation, because it includes amendments on a range of unrelated areas, it is an objectionable Bill. How, for example, are amendments to the provision for medical examinations for school children related to the Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005? I do not know whether the Oireachtas, the Government or the Attorney General is responsible but it is a dreadful way to do business and a guarantee for future trouble and confusion. Middle ranking civil servants will be blamed for mistakes that could equally be made by eminent barristers. How will one know, other than through a careful search, that the health Acts have been amended by this Bill?