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

I thank the Minister of State. My first set of questions are procedural, given that this Bill has been in gestation for such a long period of time, and given that many Members of the House are keen to have it concluded. It is also important for us to be very precise with regard to exactly what is being discussed, from which list is in front of us, and at which particular point in time.

I am looking at three pieces of paper. We have the cream list of amendments that were made in the Seanad. We then have the Minister of State's first additional list and his first substitute amendment list. I presume the Minister of State's initial comments relate to his proposal to reject amendments Nos. 1 and 2 from the Seanad cream list and that the subsequent amendments he is proposing as stand-alone amendments will replace those amendments. For clarity, does that mean the Minister of State's substitute list amendment No. 1c is in place of Seanad amendments Nos. 1 and 2?

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