Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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What we are being asked to do here is to jettison an existing scrutiny. It is not an issue of appropriateness. Whether the Minister deems it necessary is up to the individual judgment of each and every one of us. My sense of it is that it is a requirement, that it should not be removed from this legislation and that the potential consequences of it are worrying, to put it mildly. I am very much of a view that the Minister's response does not remove my fears regarding this matter. In terms of the complexity of dealing with legislation, I wonder if all members realise the impact of section 4. Even with the little time we have had in terms of going back over the various items of legislation that have since impacted on the principal legislation in 1994, it is very important that there is clear understanding of what we are being asked to do here. It is important that the draft regulations are presented before both Houses of the Oireachtas and must be passed by resolution before they can thereby proceed.