Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

I am asking people to concentrate on what is in the Bill. We had an interesting discussion, and I am not criticising it, on a new proposition that we should treat unconstitutionally obtained evidence in a new way. I am happy to discuss that type of issue but the Bill before us does not contain that proposal. I ask the Deputies opposite to concentrate on what concerns them in the Bill, rather than bring in new material which on any analysis has not been the subject of lengthy public debate. If we concentrate equally on material in or not in the Bill our time will be limited.

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