Mary Henry (Independent)

I move amendment No. 63:

In page 41, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:

""premises" includes any aircraft, hovercraft, ship, stall, or vehicle;".

It is important to ensure the term "premises" is broadly defined. My definition is from the Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006.

There is a considerable problem with the smuggling of counterfeit drugs, a matter on which Senator Glynn has spoken frequently at the Joint Committee on Health and Children. It is important for the authorised officers to be in a position to examine any drug brought into the country and being sold here. For example, I saw pharmaceutical drugs being sold at a car boot sale in England, for which reason the word "stall" is relevant. I hope the Minister accepts my amendment.