Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his remarks and we in Fianna Fáil will be supporting the passage of the Bill. It would be better if we did not have so many amendments on Committee and Report Stages. There are 40 amendments on Report Stage and we had approximately 68 amendments on Committee Stage, a total of over 100 amendments. It can be difficult to cross-reference these with the original Bill and the explanatory memorandum. It is important legislation and we will be constructive in our approach. We look forward to what we hope will be a quick passage of the Bill.

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