Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that it is a customs Bill. However, these aircraft are given a customs pass in that there is no effective effort whatsoever to search or ascertain their content. Approximately six weeks ago, Sinn Féin tabled a Bill with regard to Ireland's neutrality. It is important we focus on these issues. I understand why the Minister of State does not propose to accept these amendments but it would be fair to say that regardless of what Bill in which Sinn Féin proposed these amendments, the Government would refuse to accept them. It is not necessarily the case that this is the wrong legislation, rather it is that this is the policy of Government.