Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy knows, the Bill is going through the system at the moment. It has been through Committee Stage. There are a series of issues with it, given its legal complexity and the amendments that have been made, some of which were supported by the Opposition and others of which were not. Of course the Government notes what the European Commission says. This is not driven by one Minister. This forms part of the programme for Government.

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