Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It would not be an appropriate amendment for this legislation but the Deputy has made his point. This is not enormously radical legislation and it is not a Bill the Executive should bulldoze through without building as much consensus as is possible, so if Deputies feel strongly about the appointment of the other, non-TLAC designated officers, they can table amendments and we can discuss them on Committee Stage.

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