Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

As the Deputy knows, I did not have a problem with the amendment and gave a commitment to examine it, which I genuinely did, but the response from the Parliamentary Counsel was quite explicit. I am trying to go a bit further with the matter even though it might not have the weight of law, as it were. The Parliamentary Counsel has clearly pointed out an issue in terms of examining the Statutory Instruments Act 1947. If it is open for me to do so and there is no question of imprimatur, I do not have a problem with notifying the committee. The more information people have the better.

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