Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left) | Oireachtas source

It is. The Minister of State is supposed to move it in this batch of amendments. I accept what the Minister of State is saying, namely, it does have the same framework of wording as our amendment. If we had known that, it would have made a difference. I am glad the Minister of State seems to have taken the points on board. The appointment of some of the people to the council has also perhaps reassured people a little in terms of some of the concerns in regard to independence. It is explicitly being put in the Bill, although I am not sure why it is not dealt with in the same group.

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