Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

I accept that. If I recalibrate the provision, I will return to the House with the recalibrated version. I do not want to discard it on the hoof on the grounds of difficulty without consulting my colleagues in Government, whom it would be a courtesy to inform of any proposed change in this matter, and ensuring that a recalibrated section with a narrower focus is worth having in place. If it is not worth having, saving my face is a rather dubious exercise and I do not propose to have something pointless on the Statute Book. The approach I propose to take is to examine this section as it goes through the Houses and either recalibrate or abandon it.

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