John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister knows that is flawed and he knows this is a waste of time when so many other issues could be debated. Given that the Minister knows the system, I cannot understand why he will not be man enough to withdraw the Bill and bring back a perfected Bill which can be properly debated before it goes to the Seanad or anywhere else.

The committee members have done their work. We have come across a problem with last night's votes and we should be big enough as legislators to say that we will not pursue this defective Bill and that we will perfect it in such a way to bring it back in - even with Sinn Féin's support. We need a perfected Bill with the flaws taken out of it and issues dealt with to make it stronger legislation should it ever be contested outside this House.

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