Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No.12:

In page 17, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following:

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I was told amendment No. 11 was ruled out of order because it conflicted with the purpose of the Bill. However, the amendment did not conflict with the purpose of the Bill. It simply set out that there would be a review after 36 months. That is a sunset clause amendment. It is entirely unacceptable to say that all legislation must be permanent and cannot be reviewed. It is totally inconsistent with previous practice in respect of commencement or review dates, or indeed expiration dates of clauses in legislation. I wish to state that for the record.