Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Donohoe, suggested that what I am seeking to do with this amendment might be better achieved by amending other legislation. This issue was raised previously on Committee Stage. Does the Government believe this is not a legal issue or does it think it may be an issue that requires amendments to other legislation? If it is the latter, why did the Government not widen the scope of this Bill and change its Long Title to include "miscellaneous issues" in order to amend all the relevant legislation as a tidying up exercise? Either the Government does not think the law needs to be changed in this respect or it believes it may be an issue requiring amendments to other legislation.

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