Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)

This amendment seeks to require a Minister to regulate, whereas the Bill uses the normal drafting convention that a Minister may make regulations. The amendment is unnecessary. It is the intention of the provisions that the Minister will make the necessary regulations. Drafting convention is that the power to make regulations is an enabling power in that it permits the Minister to do so rather than compelling him or her to do so. The language adopted has been cleared by the Parliamentary Counsel and I do not propose to change it. Under those circumstances I ask the Senators to withdraw the amendment.