Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)

Amendments Nos. 8 and 9 which insert the words "in weight" after "kilograms" are being made for clarification purposes and to improve the text of the Bill. During last week's debate Senator O'Toole questioned the amendments, suggesting the inclusion of the words "in weight" would create legal uncertainty about legislation which referred to weight but did not include the words "in weight". However, the Parliamentary Counsel has assured us that the amendments are being made for the purposes of correcting the drafting.