Geraldine Feeney (Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 1:

To delete all words after "That" and substitute the following:

"Seanad Éireann is pleased to note that:—

the Minister for Health and Children is working on the development of a legal framework to explicitly prohibit the practice of female genital mutilation;

the Minister is consulting relevant stakeholders on the proposed legal framework;

efforts are being made with partners to raise awareness of this abhorrent practice and that its terrible consequences will continue; and

resolves that the Female Genital Mutilation Bill 2010 shall be deemed to be read a second time this day 12 months.".

I ask the Cathaoirleach whether he will accept a verbal amendment to the amendment. It reads: "that the Minister for Health and Children resolves to have the heads of a Bill by the summer recess and that the Attorney General shall draft the Bill in order that it can be read a second time within six months from today".