Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will say one last thing.Insofar as the phraseology in the amendments introduced by the Minister have the effect that I have mentioned, I want to say it is not my responsibility that they have that consequence. We have discussed it here and have gone over it again and again. Any law that we pass will be interpreted in accordance with its ordinary and natural meaning. The scenario I mentioned either is or is not correct, but I would have thought, as Senator Higgins said on the last occasion, that some kind of flexibility mechanism would have been appropriate to deal with the particular circumstances to which I adverted earlier.