Seanad debates
Wednesday, 9 April 2003
Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage.
While I very much welcome the intent in the principles regarding safety contained in the Bill and the opportunity to discuss this matter, I can understand why the Minister, involved as his Department is in the ongoing development towards a new electricity Bill, should see fit not to accept the Bill and that he would rather, having noted what is commendable about it in terms of safety within the industry, wait for the final evolution of the new Bill in the autumn of this year. My party is happy to support that. We have no doubt, given the evolutionary process in the ongoing discussions and the developments that have taken place, that the new Bill will be far more comprehensive than the Bill before the House.
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