Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am supportive of the amendment in favour of repeal simpliciter. The best way we can reflect our support or opposition is by casting a vote. With reference to Deputy Hildegarde Naughton's proposal that, while she is in favour of repeal simpliciter, there be an addendum to it, it would be better to separate it out. If the committee agrees, in the body of the report there should be a recommendation that legislation or the heads of a Bill be published to reflect the views of the committee in order that, if a referendum is held, the public would have an idea of what the Oireachtas intended to legislate for. However, attaching it to repeal simpliciter would not make repeal simpliciter very simple.