Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

The difficulty is, as the Minister stated, this is a series of technical and necessary amendments but they are confusing. The confusion is compounded by the fact that the amendments are dependent on the Minister introducing regulations, which he proposes to do at some time in the future. We do not know what will be the import of the amendments until the regulations are drafted and the Minister does not know the form of the regulations because he has not turned his mind to them yet. This is another reason my earlier argument, which the Leas-Cheann Comhairle did not wish to hear, is all the more relevant.

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