Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is the delineation and much of it is a tidying up process. What is new is the excludable debt compared to the excluded debt and it provides a greater degree of flexibility in dealing with debt issues than existed in the Bill in its undeveloped state. It has arisen from what we heard in debates on Second Stage in the Lower House, submissions received and ongoing discussion at Government level and with various agencies. We believe the amendments are appropriate.