Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I am not minded to accept them all and I will explain that when they come before the House. The proposed Committee Stage amendments have been drafted and, subject to the consideration of some minor points, should be finalised in the next few days. We met Parliamentary Counsel about the amendments last Friday and were given a draft to examine. The Bill as it stands amends only the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995. The amendments have been drafted into a fairly short section amending that Act. We have raised a few minor questions and suggestions about them, but subject to counsel's consideration of these we reckon the amendments should be finalised very shortly.

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