I move amendment No. 33:
In page 23, subsection (1), line 30 to delete "witnesses" and to substitute "witnesses'".
This is a drafting amendment.
SECTION 33.
Section 33, as amended, agreed to.
Sections 34 to 40, inclusive, agreed to.
Title agreed to.
I propose the following draft report: "The Select Committee has considered the Bill and had made amendments thereto. The Bill, as amended, is reported to the Dáil." Is that agreed? Agreed.
Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabhail libh go léir as ucht an comhoibriú a bhí le fáil anseo inniu. I thank the Minister and his staff and the Members of the committee who laboured long and hard here today.
Is it agreed to have a private meeting next Thursday? Agreed. On Wednesday, 20 September we will have a meeting at 12 noon. The Dáil is due to meet at 11 a.m. on that day and it will be the first occasion on thich the Minister will be available in September as he will be away on official business. We will take the Domestic Violence Bill, 1995, in September.
The Select Committee adjourned at 6.05 p.m.