Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

I completely oppose this amendment. The Senator is getting into too much red tape on this issue, and in so far as the disclosure of competitive edges is concerned. This type of disclosure may be used by other countries to know exactly what we are exporting and when. As a former Minister of State with responsibility for trade, I would not be in favour of such disclosure. It is impractical. I am not interested in whether it is Amnesty International or the British trade board that is interested in having this provision included in the legislation. It would be folly to include it and, therefore, I disagree with the proposal to insert it.

I would make a point that is covered in the Bill, namely, we are the good citizens of Europe all the time.