Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 87:

In page 31, line 17, after "may" to insert ", with the approval of the Minister,".

I want to reintroduce the presence of the Minister to the Bill and to elevate him to the important role he deserves. Although he has not been accommodating in accepting our amendments, and we had to attack the Bill from various angles due to its truncated and disjointed style, he could take this amendment on board. As he walks down the street, he will be able to look at passers-by with a gleam in his eye knowing that he had accepted an amendment from the Opposition that was both laudatory to him and that strengthened the Bill.

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