Perhaps amendments Nos. 1 to 5 could be taken together. I move that the Committee agree with the Seanad in amendment No. 1:
Title: In page 4, lines 11 and 12, Long Title, "Advisory, Education and Research" deleted.
These amendments arise from the change of the title of the authority to be set up under the Bill. It will now be known as the National Agricultural Authority. During the debate in the Seanad various suggestions were made from all sides of the House about alternative titles for the new body. Although Senators had differing ideas what the new title should be, all were agreed that the National Agricultural Advisory, Education and Research Authority was unwieldly and unmanageable. When introducing these amendments in the Seanad I said that I was never very happy with the name originally proposed. However, the House will agree that the position has now been rectified. I am sure the new title will be readily recognised and quickly established as a by-word among the farming community.
It has been suggested also that the title of the Agricultural Institute, An Foras Talúntais, since it is already firmly established and widely acknowledged, would be a suitable name, but it would not at all of course describe the new authority which is an all embracing one.