Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will repeat myself for the second time and make it clear again. It is routine for such matters to be determined by the Bills Office in conjunction with the Chairman of any committee at this Stage of a Dáil Bill and for the decision to be made the night before. The Deputy is a Chairman and has been a Member of the House for longer than I have, so he knows that. The amendments and the rationale will be outlined to the Deputy when we get to them. That is the normal procedure. The Deputy was advised by email last night, through the secretariat. That is the normal procedure. We will get to it. The Minister has indicated her position. Deputy Funchion raised a very important matter, which I am sure the Minister will discuss with us. I should point out that we are trying to work together on this. I do not have a negative position on the amendment. I said as much in the Dáil Chamber. I am sympathetic to it, as is the Minister. We can have a proper debate about it and hopefully come up with a resolution. That is my position. I must now follow the procedure for Committee Stage. We can get to the individual amendments when they arise. We can discuss them and I am sure the Minister will set out her points. That is the way this works. The Minister is not making an opening statement.