Rónán Mullen (Independent)

Perhaps the Minister of State will assist me, and I hope I do not misunderstand things too badly. Removing the exclusion would leave the Bill silent on this issue. How can such silence require all sporting bodies to register? Surely those sporting bodies that wish to avail of certain status would be required to register in that situation. I do not ask the Minister of State to specifically include sporting bodies, as per the other amendment, but to remove their exclusion. It would make the Bill silent on the question of sporting bodies. Is the Minister of State really saying that if the Bill is silent on this, it would automatically create an obligation on all sporting bodies? I do not mean my use of language to be pejorative. I do not believe that is what he means.