John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)

The net issue of amendment No.1 is that the terms and conditions of the scheme should be published before the Bill comes into operation. I am not singling out Deputy Timmins, but the debate has become very broad-ranging and has gone way beyond that. Were we to continue like that, we would never get to the end of the Bill. I ask that Members confine their contributions to the amendment we are discussing. There are many amendments to be discussed.

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