Fiach MacConghail (Independent)

The Minister has been admonishing me slightly in his responses by referring to the "spirit" of the legislation and the "technical" side of it. If this were a football match, the score would be "technical 2, spirit 0". Having said that, since the Second Stage debate we have been highlighting all the amendments we intended to table. Our previous amendment was defeated. I ask the Minister to bear in mind that this is not something we considered lightly before we brought it on board. Having listened to the Minister's comments and responses, I have decided not to press this amendment.