John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

I heard the Senator make that point this morning, so I got information on it. It is not the case as laid out.

I would be more than happy to consider the legitimate questions being asked by the Senators and I do not want to proceed until they are happy with my answers. I will happily remain for as long as it takes to tease out the issues. With any legislation, there are issues that are not fully addressed, as Senator Doherty pointed out. However, I want to consider all of these issues as best we can.

Senator Doherty raised his point this morning, so I checked it out. The people in question would not be subject to the €200 charge. I want to be fair to Senators. If they believe that some of the points in the Bill are not as clear as they want them to be, I will go through each and every question asked to ensure they are 100% happy before we proceed. I will take as much time as is required.