Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank all my colleagues who made a contribution to this debate. Let me cover one or two matters that were referred to. To put it bluntly, I am stunned by what has occurred. I was told an hour ago that the Department was to accept the Bill and intended tabling amendments to it. It is not that I did not give the documentation to the Department; I gave it to it over eight weeks ago. I did not receive a response and I am totally astonished that this is the approach of the Department at this stage.