Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)

The Green Party opposes the Order for Second Stage on the grounds that the Bill has been subject to consideration outside of the House. There is uncertainty about the Bill's nature and whether what has been presented to us is what the Government intends. It is being presented by the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources whose Ministers seem to be in open warfare. Yesterday, on Question Time, there were at least six seats between the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Noel Dempsey, and the Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Gallagher. Now they are sitting together so maybe they had an opportunity to talk overnight.

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