Seanad debates

Thursday, 20 December 2007

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages

 

1:00 pm

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael)

I understand legal advice is given to the Government in confidence, but that does not mean it cannot be available. The Government can still make its own decision. This seems relatively straightforward. The precedent that exists that advice given from the Attorney General should not be made available should be revisited. I call on the Government to consider that. In the interest of good legislation, in the interest of support for this sort of legislation and where it is appropriate to pass on the advice of the Attorney General, why does the Government not make the decision to make it available to the Opposition?

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