Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

The principle underpinning this amendment is sound. I thank the Senators for tabling these amendments. Senator McCarthy admitted that this amendment is technical in nature, as are the others. Following our raising this matter with the Parliamentary Counsel, he identified an additional change to the collective citation in section 21 that needs to be inserted along with these proposed changes.

I propose to introduce an amendment linked to the changes proposed by the Senator in the Dáil. I thank the Senator for bringing this matter to our notice. Other similar changes seemingly are also needed. The Senator might not press his amendment on the basis that I promise to introduce an amendment in the Dáil that takes on board exactly what the Senator has proposed. Other items requiring amendment have been identified in the collective citation under section 21 and we will make those changes together.