Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

People would find it surprising that no consideration was given. Whatever about the ultimate conclusion the Government arrived at, people would find that surprising, given that the initial negotiations on this began under, at least constitutionally, a different Government, albeit one that had many of the same policies. They began under a different parliament and a different Commission and the proposals have been recast and amended several times. Surely the Department and the Minister should have considered each proposition on its merits, rather than simply assuming Ireland would have to opt into each and every one.