Seanad debates
Thursday, 29 May 2003
Order of Business.
Senator Quinn referred to the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003, which is on today's Order Paper. He said this legislation is too extreme and made the important point, with which we all agree, that the Seanad amendments should be given greater weight or considered further. I understand that the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ahern, was extremely receptive and helpful in respect of proposals put to him last night. He is very interested in progressing the Bill and has paid great attention to it. I do not agree with reading into his body language because I believe that it can mean whatever one wants it to mean. We will be taking Report Stage of the Bill today and I am quite sure that he will listen carefully to what the Senators have to say. We all agree that the Seanad amendments should be accorded full weight, listened to and, if possible, acted upon. Our function is to make such amendments.
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