Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

The House is being treated with contempt, given the way this has been introduced. The Minister of State gave undertakings on Second Stage but when amendments such as these are tabled on Committee Stage, Committee Stage should be postponed until proper amendments to deal with this specific matter are put before us. It is not acceptable to be told an amendment may be tabled on Report Stage or it may be amended in the Dáil. That is treating this House with contempt. The entire Bill should be postponed on Committee Stage if amendments such as these are being put before the House rather than dealing with the issue in a haphazard way such as we are doing now. We do not know what will come to us next week, before Christmas or after Christmas. We are being treated with contempt, and we will press this amendment.