Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

The Minister can be very loose with his language at times. I did not refer to taking the 295 pages of the Hogan report and immediately enacting them into law. My amendments contain a proposal, the background of which goes back to 1982. It has been examined from time and time and it was raised and supported, not least by my colleague, Deputy Howlin, in the context of the 2004 Bill. It is not a new proposal.

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