Brendan Ryan (Labour)

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 5, line 8, after "AS" to insert "OIFIG NÁISIÚNTA D'FHORBAIRT EACNAMAÍOCH AGUS SHÓISIALACH, OR IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE".

I am reintroducing these amendments, which we discussed yesterday, not because I am annoyed but because I think the Bill contains a measure of drafting inconsistency. I can find no convincing reason for the Government not to accept them, other than some disposition not to do so. They are consistent with a large part of our corpus of legislation. They are also consistent with the statement that there are two official languages and that the Irish language version of Bunreacht na hÉireann is the definitive text. Where there is ambiguity or uncertainty, the Irish language text of Bunreacht na hÉireann determines the meaning.