Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Why? Of course, I was not aware of the transport implications of the Bill.

I welcome the Report Stage of the Bill. I acknowledge the presence of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan. We should also acknowledge the fact that the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, is here. One way of looking at that may be that it is a reflection of the fact the Bill is, as I have said, a vanity project of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. Another way of looking at it could be that he does not trust the Minister for Justice and Equality and has to be here watching carefully to ensure that he does exactly as the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport says.

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