Brian Hayes (Fine Gael)

Following from what the Leader of the House just said, something has struck me since this process began. Schedule 1 refers to the Acts we are retaining and it categorises them in terms of various periods of history and Schedule 2 refers to the Acts we are repealing. Why was it necessary to state clearly in Schedule 1, parts 1 to 4, inclusive, the reason we are retaining these areas? If this is all about revision and repealing, why are we stating for the record something that is already in place? I understand the rationale behind citing the Acts we are repealing but in Schedule 1, parts 1 to 4, inclusive, the Minister of State has set out all of the Acts that are being retained. I know the question from the Leader of the House is more detailed and relates to the reason this is being done. Why did the Minister of State think it necessary to do this? Was it for the purpose of clarity, pointing out the Acts that are being retained and to which we will return in a few years' time?