Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not believe Deputy Pringle to be cynical at all and I certainly am not. What I am saying is that I will be engaging further in an appropriate fashion in terms of legal advice and with the DPP's office in advance of Report Stage. I hear what the committee is trying to do in terms of greater clarity. I take it that the purpose of these amendments is to try to provide greater clarity as to what the legislation is endeavouring to do. I cannot and do not wish to ignore very clear legal concerns from the Office of the Attorney General, the view of the DPP, or the importance of legislation that does have teeth, as Deputy Ó Ríordáin suggested. I am not minded to ignore any of those things but I am going to seek further legal advice around that issue of clarity and if there is any possibility to provide more clarity on Report Stage.