Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept the Minister's response on amendment No. 231 and I will not press it. I agree with Senator Bacik. Ministers and their civil servants should take note that this is an appalling way to deal with legislation which is only a few weeks old. It is very difficult to follow. I was not expecting amendment No. 231 to be grouped here because it is not on the list of groupings. The page is different to the screen. Can we rely on the sheet we have been given on the grouping of amendments? It is nice to be prepared as amendments come up. Someone at senior Government level should address this issue. They may be called technical amendments, but many of them are substantial and it seems like a crazy way to do things. It is all being rushed now because the Houses of the Oireachtas, and certainly the Dáil, will probably not sit after Christmas and Ministers are keen for their legacies.