Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

-----nor the Minister of State has answered any of the fundamental questions we are asking. That is very regrettable because, if they had, the issues might have been put to bed and we could have moved on. Instead, we are having a row about an issue that should not even have come to the floor of the Dáil today. We should have been dealing with the substance of the Bill and the consequential amendments. Any distraction or losing sight of the central purpose of this Bill that has been mentioned by the Government is its responsibility. It introduced this and has created a situation in which we have to respond. That is deeply regrettable and a very sour note on which to end what has actually been very constructive engagement over quite a number of months on this important Electoral Reform Bill.

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