Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

For the purpose of clarity, even when repealing an Act there are occasions when the original reference must be included in the new legislation. When I raised this question I was told that the reference had to be included for the purpose of clarity. Senator Byrne and I have previous experience of obliteration of all references to previous Acts. My understanding is that it was necessary to include the reference in the later section.