Seanad debates

Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages

 

7:00 pm

Photo of Paul BradfordPaul Bradford (Fine Gael)

I understand the Minister of State's point. Perhaps I did not present my argument correctly. It refers, literally, to the way the paragraph is written: "The appropriate Minister shall make available, in a manner determined by that Minister from time to time". Is it intended to read: "The appropriate Minister shall make available from time to time"? The sentence might be constructed differently but, as it stands, it states "in a manner determined by that Minister from time to time", as if the Minister can make one determination today and a different one some time later. It would be better if it read: "The appropriate Minister shall make available, from time to time, in a manner determined by that Minister", etc. That may be a minute point but the language needs to be corrected. Perhaps the other House can deal with such minor matters.

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