Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I take the Minister at his word and withdraw the amendment. It definitely needs to be considered given that the public elect us to office. Ours is not a job that is given to us automatically. If we lose our job, we are disenfranchising those people who elect us. It is not like losing another type of job, in which case one can seek another. I refer to the process whereby a Member could be made bankrupt as a result of his or somebody else's effort to defend his good name.

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