Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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That is most unfortunate because there is an opportunity the committee, and for other committees, to have some engagement with all of the members of the boards. Recent events have proven such engagement could have some value. Sin é. We have already discussed the fact that the Minister of State is not in a position to accept any amendments so I could make the most persuasive argument of my life and it is not going to be accepted by her. I do not suggest I was about to do that. I might have been but it does not make any difference because the amendment is not going to be accepted by the Minister of State. I do not mean this disrespectfully, but it is a pity that the person who could accept the amendments did not see fit to attend this meeting. While the apologies are accepted, it is a pity because the amendments that have been put forward are very constructive and have the aim of ensuring that the Bill is improved and that it is as good as it can be. Sin é.