Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We called the Bills Office to find out if any amendments had been tabled because we did not want the bank holiday to prevent us from preparing satisfactory replies. Do not change the rules. I am not changing the rules. Senators were given time to submit amendments. If they had tabled an amendment today, I would have all the answers for them because I brought this Bill from the beginning to the end.

Senator Wilson asked a very serious question last week. I asked my officials to investigate the position with the Parliamentary Counsel and the Attorney General. The Senators opposite are such great parliamentarians that they allowed nine Bills through the House without asking this question. The provision in question was in each of those Bills but nobody asked about it. I am merely making an observation.