Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

The reality is that what I am being asked to do here, because Senator Ryan insisted on it, is to debate the substitution of one word for another. He would not allow me group amendments because he is so enthusiastic to subject the Bill to line by line scrutiny.

I am dealing with a suggestion that all persons should not be obliged to disembark in conformity but only non-nationals should be asked to do so. I reiterate that if a group of representative Irish citizens heard the arguments being made here they would realise we are running into a barrage of obstruction with little sense behind it.