Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

We had a similar debate in the Seanad recently about changes and amendments to legislation. I made the point that the legislative process is deliberately designed to give us the ability to make amendments and to go back and check again. We deal with a large body of legislation in our Department with very limited resources. I prefer officials to come to me and say they have examined the legislation and tweaked it and improved it even on Report and later Stages.

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