Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)

I welcome the Minister to the House. There are certain sections of the Bill that I do not agree with but, in general, I give it a guarded welcome.

The Minister stated that Part V of the Bill was unworkable. There is no doubt about that. Every Senator on this side of the House before the last general election said so. The Deputies in the Dáil said it was unworkable. Deep down, every Fianna Fáil public representative felt that it was unworkable.