Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will bear that in mind. I am commending the Minister of State, Deputy Tom Hayes, and the Leader. This will have unintended consequences. The Bill, if implemented, will do the exact opposite to what the Senator said and it was suggested the European Union would not like it. The European Union is our competitor in this business. It gave us daft rules on the insuring of women in driving cars and tobacco marketing. It also did not like smiling babies on infant formula, one of our major businesses. At some stage it might add that the Bill, if implemented, will cause obesity and-or global warming. The problem we face is that the knee-jerk reaction in Civil Service circles is to reject every Bill we propose. We are living in a parliamentary democracy. If it is of help to the Leader, I suggest we organise a meeting between the Senator who proposes a Bill and the relevant Minister and Minister of State before the civil servants get their hands on it and find all sorts of reasons it cannot proceed.