Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 2:

In page 13, line 28, to delete "by order" and substitute "subsequent to approval by Dáil Éireann".

It is unusual to have two different Ministers taking Committee and Report Stages of the same Bill, although I presume both Ministers have a good understanding of it. The Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan, took Committee Stage and we had some very useful discussions at that stage. He accepted some of our amendments and the spirit of others. I have not experienced the practice of Ministers swapping around between Committee and Report Stages. However, they are both in the same Department.

I am happy to withdraw amendment No. 2 on the basis that the Minister is trying to facilitate the spirit of my amendment in his amendment No. 3. As we have spent considerable time on the Order of Business this morning, I will be helpful in trying to speed things up so that we can get through as many amendments as we can.

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