Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

The basic point which has been made but needs to be reiterated is that the additions to the Bill make a mockery of the original Second Stage debate. We do not have enough time available to us to get to grips with the Minister's motivation for effectively upturning the original Bill and presenting a whole new animal. I ask that the Government would allow additional time so the Opposition might engage more constructively, as we want to do given the importance of this issue.

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