Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail:

Ultimately I would see that as a matter for Committee Stage in the Dáil where an amendment could be proposed and debated. As it stands, what is in the proposed amendment is the headline situation. That aspect, in so far as I understand it, could possibly be accommodated in legislation independent of the amendment. Another possibility would be if the Dáil were to decide to add something in this regard on Committee Stage. As it stands, the essential element and principle is adumbrated in the amendment as proposed. While I am not in any way against such a proposal, I would certainly have to think about it for much longer before I could say yes to it. That is my point of view at the moment.