Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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It is similar. Amendment No. 10 relates to section 17 of the Bill which is about the annual report. It calls for the annual report to be furnished directly to this committee. I appreciate that it would probably be available in any event, but there is a difference. If it is sent directly, in a practical sense, it means it comes to everybody's attention. It is in the correspondence list. People are more likely to read it, scrutinise it and, if issues arise from it, they are more likely to be captured and given appropriate attention. I will not oppose the Bill, if the Minister does not accept these amendments, but this is good practice and I ask him to accept them.