Seanad debates

Thursday, 19 December 2013

Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Committee Stage

 

12:45 pm

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My apologies.

In short, none of these problems is insurmountable. They just have to be worked on. To return to the previous point about how long it takes to get legislation through, another Bill that springs to mind is the sunbed legislation which was introduced by my predecessor in 2010. It has just come back from Europe. I fully support that legislation and see no need to alter or interfere with it. The process is the process. Senators might say the Government should examine it and I agree that we should review how legislation is dealt with and passed. It breaks everyone's heart at times that it takes so long to get legislation through the system.

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