Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Notwithstanding the Minister of State's reluctance to depart from legal advice, I am sure he is aware of the maxim that approximately 50% of such advice is ill-founded. I mean no disrespect to the parliamentary or departmental legal advisers but it is no harm to, on occasion, pose questions on the basis put forward by Deputy Howlin. There is no dilution of the thrust——

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