Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

I accept the Minister's explanation. I merely tabled the amendment to generate discussion on this matter in order to be certain that we would not question in six months' or a year's time the reason we did not discuss the matter further. In the world in which we live where takeovers, mergers and peculiar developments happen rapidly, it is always better to be safe than sorry.

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