Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I foresee a difficulty with that. In my experience in the House, and the Minister has been a Member of the Oireachtas for longer than me, if the Opposition proposes an amendment the Minister is often advised that whereas the substance of the amendment is fine, its wording is flawed so the Minister must bring it back to the Parliamentary Counsel. Therefore, introducing an amendment from the Opposition for the first time on Report Stage is a recipe for ensuring that there can be no amendment. The Minister knows that as well as I do because he has been here for longer than me.