Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 65:

In page 18, line 28, after "Minister" to insert "and the Standards in Public Office Commission".

We discussed similar amendments and it is almost identical to one of Deputy Broughan's. I attempted to identify difficulties that might arise for the State in the future. I will not press the amendment but hope that, having followed this tortuous procedure, we do not regret our failure to adopt the amendment in ten or 15 years' time. As time moves on, as the Minister knows, in this world of sophisticated technology, the extent to which the State can become liable increases.

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