Feargal Quinn (Independent)

The objective of Amnesty International and Senator Coghlan in regard to this amendment is worthy. However, Senator Leyden has made a case challenging it. If such detailed information would be required for all exports, information which would be valuable to a competitor, it would generate a great deal of red tape. One of our objectives, and I know this is close to the Minister's heart, is the putting in place of better regulation that reduces red tape. If we put a regulation in place that is difficult to enforce, generates a great deal of red tape necessitating the collection of information, and does not apply in other countries, that would clearly be a disadvantage. The objective Senator Coghlan seeks is worthy. Perhaps the Minister of State might examine if there is a way of achieving it rather than necessarily having to provide the precise details listed in the amendment.