Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I would not like to leave the challenge of obduracy on the record. I have been very open to any suggestion and I have thought carefully about every amendment. I want this to be practical. I have indicated to the Senator that we cannot see this piece of legislation in isolation. Irish officials abroad are subject to the Standards in Public Office, SIPO, Act. I may have heard the Senator decry that legislation as almost an example of a nanny state's actions in some instances.