Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have no objection in principle to the thrust of Deputy Denis Naughten's amendment. He proposes something we wanted to see, covering a range of areas. Rather than Departments operating in silo fashion, we should have joined-up Government. It is another practical example of an area with a myriad of benefits. It concerns not only the elimination of those who should not be entitled to what the Bill plans to provide. There might be any number of other areas in which positives could accrue. We should not be resistant to propositions. There are no defensible objections to what the Deputy is proposing to achieve. It merits the Minister of State reconsidering and, for those reasons, I record my support.

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