Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)

I recognise and appreciate that the Labour Party was opposed to the 2007 amendment which made it permissible in implementing regulations to provide for indictable offences. However, the issue was decided by the Oireachtas at that stage and is now law. Section 4 makes no substantive change to the position and simply reaffirms the arrangement in the new Lisbon treaty context. I regret, therefore, that I cannot facilitate the Senator.