Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We will bring forward an amendment to Schedule 2 on Report Stage. According to subsection (9)(2), "the president shall not question or express an opinion on the merits of any policy of the Government or a Minister of the Government or on the merits of the objectives of such a policy." It may not be the current Minister, Deputy O'Sullivan, who is criticised, as any of us might be the Minister of the day. The president should at least have the ability to question and express his or her opinion.