Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

A leap of faith is required in many of the assurances on such matters. Will the Minister assure us that in advance of Report Stage we will have sight of his amendments in advance of the deadline to submit amendments? We will have to resubmit the amendment on Report Stage, but if we had advance notice of the Minister’s changes – the previous one and the one under discussion – it would assist us in our work. I can only speak for myself. The Minister is asking me to hold back the amendment for now on the clear understanding that the matter will be addressed at a later stage. Will he give an assurance that we will receive an advance copy of the amendment before Report Stage so we will not have to go through this rigmarole again? That is all I ask.