Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

No, but I thank Deputy O'Rourke for submitting the amendment last year, when I did accept it. The amendment calls for a report, and reporting has been going on since last year. It will continue this year on an administrative basis. I am not accepting the amendment because I would then not be able to bring the Bill to the Seanad tomorrow, but I appreciate that it is good to have transparency and reporting. We will continue with the level of reporting Deputy O'Rourke asked for last year, which we legislated for. We will continue to do that on an administrative basis this year.

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