Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

I strongly support the amendment tabled by Deputy Costello. It goes to the heart of the involvement of the Oireachtas in issues of primary and secondary legislation.

Having called to the General Office just half an hour ago to seek the complete up-to-date list of all the amendments on Report Stage of the Bill, I was appalled that the only document the office could give me was the one which was available yesterday and which was not the full list. I was trying to trace the amendment relating to the whistleblowers' charter and could not find it in the green paper version. My colleague, Deputy Costello, then informed me that two or three more sheets of amendments had since been circulated, and that I would have to go through them. This is quite ridiculous.

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