Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail)

It is incorrect of the Minister of State to say she will not accept the amendment on the basis of the debate here going beyond the terms of the amendment. Perhaps the debate has gone beyond the confines of the amendment but I have not gone beyond the confines of my simple amendment. It seeks within 40 days a report listing consolidated details of the powers conferred directly by this Act in any delegation orders. That is a list of the powers of the Minister, and it may then be for others to judge whether the Minister is doing his or her job properly on the basis of that list. We are just seeking the list in the amendment, which would lead to a bit of transparency. The list should be provided before the Department is set up. We are looking to consider what the Minister will do, which is perfectly reasonable.