Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is no opposition per se, and as a Government and as Minister of State I totally accept what the Deputy is saying. It can be looked at again on Report Stage to satisfy the Deputy's concern. It was felt that based on the existing construct of the legislation and the construct of the Comptroller and Auditor General Acts, that what the Deputy was seeking was a belt and braces provision, which is already in the Bill, as it is currently drafted. There is no opposition per sebut it was viewed as a duplication of an existing provision that is already in the Bill.