Camillus Glynn (Fianna Fail)

I compliment the Minister of State, Deputy Curran. I have discussed with him the matter of local authority members not being precluded. He has applied the good common sense he invariably displays in his dealings not alone as a Member of the Dáil, but in his role as Minister of State, which is not common in many cases. He gave me an indication and assurance that as far as he was concerned there would be no debarring section in this Bill in terms of precluding local authority members.

Senator Ó Murchú is absolutely correct. Many Bills have been passed with this provision and I am not here to defend anybody who has included such a provision. It is an outrageous assumption.