Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)

It is one of the mysteries of nature that if €5 is included in a Bill and it constitutes a charge on the Exchequer or the State, a worthwhile amendment falls by default. I know it is not the Minister's fault. It is system and custom. Deputy Boyle tabled the amendment and we tabled a similar one on Committee Stage. It is a matter of great regret that we did not have the opportunity to debate it.

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