Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I stand to agree with Deputy Shortall. I think we are rushing this and will regret it. We must be careful. The Tánaiste and I spoke yesterday and today and my proposals in terms of paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of amendment No. 1 are not key. However, I have a serious concern about one issue. I would like a bit of time. It is sad that the Chamber is empty. We do not have a single person in the Press Gallery at the crunch moment, that is, when we are considering the real terms of reference. It was packed all week for the theatre of the political-----

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