John Gilroy (Labour) | Oireachtas source

On amendment No. 9, Senators Brian Ó Domhnaill, Jim Walsh and Rónán Mullen agreed with the proposer of the amendment that we must move towards the precautionary principle. As Dr. Ferguson says there is no evidence for or against it, let us use the precautionary principle here. If we say it will never happen, so much the better. It would be fantastic if it never happened, but let us not try to prescribe events that we do not know will ever happen. If the evidence is not available, are we absolutely sure it will never become available and that this will never happen?