Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to add my voice to the point indicated by Deputy Calleary. Every year, at the end of the year, there appears to be a rush of legislation through the last few weeks of the session. It makes it difficult for proper oversight of the legislation. In most cases, Members experience the delivery to them of legislation in a reasonable manner. I am unsure what situation arose in this case but it definitely has been very difficult to provide oversight of this legislation. Before Committee Stage, there was an avalanche of amendments and it appeared to me as though the drafters of the legislation may not have been fully happy with what had been produced initially and were trying to fix things. In this case also, it is impossible for Deputies and the staff available to them to immerse themselves in the requisite level of detail and consequently, I wish to register this complaint.

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