David Norris (Independent)

With regard to today's business, will the Government consider withdrawing the Ethics in Public Office (Amendment) Bill? Apart from anything else, it does not contain a definition of ethics. Does this mean the Government is a stranger to ethics and cannot define it because it does not know what it means? This is likely in light of the legislation on stamp duty. The Minister for Finance gave an undertaking that no change in stamp duty would occur. People acted on this promise and commitment, they bought houses and were landed with it.