Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This is the kernel of the issue. My two colleagues have expressed many views in this House, which is what they were elected here to do. I am trying to put the other side of the coin. The fundamental issue in this debate is that the State, through the Minister and through members of the Fine Gael and Labour parties, is prepared to bring about a particular situation under section 9 and the amendments go in some way to alleviate that. Is that right? The principal idea behind my colleagues putting down amendments was to try to reduce this-----