Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Stagg is entitled to his view. That is politicising the matter. Deputy Mathews is correct that Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan should resist the temptation to reduce this debate to who said what when. I am not prepared to accept the Bill, although I believe Deputy Stanley introduced it in good faith. However, I am prepared to facilitate continuing public discussion of and access to the evidence, which on my reading as a non-scientist is overwhelmingly in favour of maintaining this policy. The preponderance of scientific evidence supports the continuation of this policy. That would be the result of any fair minded and balanced review of the material available to us.

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