Seanad debates

Thursday, 8 December 2011

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages

 

2:00 pm

Photo of Sean BarrettSean Barrett (Independent)

The Long Title was part of the controversy in the Supreme Court on 16 July 2008. It is going too far to say it makes provision for specific matters. That would be to accord a Long Title the unprecedented status of constituting a substantive provision. The Bill does not do what is stated in the Long Title and that is what the Chief Justice pointed out on 16 July 2008.

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