Jillian van Turnhout (Independent)

I also contend the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Act 2001 should be included in section 2 and should be in the scope of the Bill. We will deal with it later when discussing amendment No. 29 to section 26. The Standards in Public Office Commission should oversee the expenditure of leaders' allowances which should all be fully vouched. The Bill is an opportunity for us to deal with this matter. We need to be more accountable to the public in how we choose to spend our allowances, and there should be full transparency with regard to how public money is spent. We are transforming our electoral process with the Bill and it is an opportunity to deal with this matter. Will the Minister reconsider this prior to Report Stage?