I accept the need for this Bill and I will support it when there is a division, yet I have reservations to which I will come presently. I note what the Minister had to say regarding the Barrington report of 1990, a very authoritative report which recommended the abolition of the dual mandate. The Commission on the Status of Women subsequently did the same, as did the general council of county councils, the chambers of commerce of Ireland and the National Youth Council. There is unquestionably quite a body of authoritative opinion supporting the abolition of the dual mandate, and regard must be taken of it.