Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

Although we are incorporating the protocol into our legislation, thankfully we do not have the materials to which the Deputy refers, apart from a small amount in some of our universities, namely Cork University and, possibly, University College Dublin where they are handled transparently. When one considers the materials used by the nuclear industry, the world would be a safer place if all other countries emulated the position obtaining here.

Amendment No. 18, an Opposition amendment, relates to clarification of the District Court district to which an authorised officer may apply for a forfeiture order for any of the equipment or material listed in Annexes I or II.