Anthony Lawlor (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Many of these amendments involve changing words, etc. It is as if the Bill, as originally presented, was not examined properly by the Department. Surely some of these small technical changes should have been dealt with when the Bill was being drafted. I have no difficulty with substantial amendments but many of those with which we are dealing only involve changing words or whatever. I am not suggesting the Minister of State is at fault, rather the Department is not ensuring that these issues are dealt with when legislation is being drafted in the first instance.