Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It certainly will be. I understand the Deputy’s amendment because she wants more accountability and for the Dáil to approve these provisions. The purpose of the Bill is to seek Dáil approval to enable the Minister give the guarantees required by 31 July. The first amendment undermines purpose of the legislation. It would not be possible to revert to the Dáil in that time because it would be in recess.

I have no real difficulty at all about reporting to anybody what I can commercially report at any time. I do not want to come back to an Oireachtas committee every week to say the same thing. That is pointless. However, I have absolutely no problem in being as open as possible about this with anyone. Despite what was said by several Members today, we are all on the same side. There is a huge national effort. We spoke about the GAA and others, but it is also a North-South, all-party and all-group effort. Deputy Eamon Ryan was the only Member to vote against it tonight. Good luck to him, and that is fine. However, there is a willingness on my part to be as open as possible. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked questions to which I do not know the answers. I deliberately do not want to know those answers. It is better that I do not know them because they relate to competitive issues about which I do not need to know.

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