Ivana Bacik (Independent)

There are already 30 amendments to the Bill and we are all agreed that the legislation is very important. The fact that its measures are not yet in force means there has been a hold-up not only in the economic reform process that the new Department, headed by the Minister, Deputy Howlin, will be tasked with, but also with the political reform. As we know from experience, that was almost as significant on doorsteps as the economic reform process. It is very much in everybody's interest that this Bill be progressed speedily. I agree with Senators that it is not an ideal arrangement. There will be a far more preferable arrangement tomorrow as we will just have Second Stage of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011, with Committee and Remaining Stages next week. That is a far more complex Bill because of the amount of different issues with which it deals. There is a difference between the two Bills.