Paschal Donohoe (Fine Gael)

I will not press this amendment. In light of dealings I have had with this Minister of State and his Department on previous legislation, I am happy to take his assurances that a similar amendment will be forthcoming on Report Stage. I thank him for taking on board the thrust of my proposal and I look forward to his amendment.

It is very interesting to hear the comments of many Senators on sections 17 and 18 which contain the essence of the proposal of giving the Bill the capacity to amalgamate and integrate different ports into a single body. Each of the Senators on the Government side who has spoken has indicated that he is fundamentally opposed to this proposal. I thought this Chamber had reached the height of its influence in the Charities Bill when the Opposition was successful in having legislation changed temporarily. However, the Minister of State appears to have a choice here. He can either gut this legislation and remove the main thrust of it or his own Senators will vote against it. It would be impossible for any of the Senators who have made such contributions to walk through the lobby in support this legislation or these sections being discussed. I will withdraw the amendment and I look forward with interest to the next section.