Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

I understand the Senator's motivation for tabling this amendment but the existing provision is sufficiently broad to allow regulations to be made that specify the procedure and checks that must be in place to ensure that not more than one licence can be issued in respect of a given licence category. The proposed amendment would be somewhat restrictive and confined to certain systems. It may not include all administrative arrangements put in place to achieve the desired objective.