Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am trying to save time for the committee. The amendments in my name regard the basic principle of the Bill. If the committee is not going to reach decisions favourable to my amendments today, there is not much point in debating them in the light of the numbers. Perhaps we should briefly explore whether any of the amendments could be made by consent and then come back to consider the amended report rather than have vote after vote on the principle of the Bill, which would be futile.