Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Through the Chair, I am not looking for confrontation. I am not attacking anybody's motivations or bona fides in respect of this.

However, I respect the fact that this is a legislative assembly, with people who will potentially be asked in due course to vote on or have a view on legislation relating to this area and the very least that should happen is that the report should be examined by the Oireachtas. I find it extraordinary that Deputy Smith is saying that those who are working on the legislation should do no examination at all, should do no consideration or discussion of it and just simply sign off on whatever is produced in the report. There is a lot of merit in going through the Oireachtas committee, as we did previously, to develop a constructive, consensual approach to these issues.

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