Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State is ducking the matter. It is like saying all items of legislation are under review. Any Minister can say that but we know in practice that it rarely, if ever, happens unless something occurs which highlights a lacuna. The Departments are not so proactive in monitoring what goes on in matters immediately under their control, not to mention previous legislation, which would probably be an impossible task. This is a specific request with regard to the area of human trafficking and the Minister of State is doing himself an injustice.He is exposing himself to giving credibility to some of the criticism that has been directed at him as to the motivation behind this. This is a very simple amendment. It would ensure that within two years - it would not be at the Minister's discretion, as it would be mandatory - such a report would be published on what are very germane matters concerning the outcomes of the legislation we are passing today. As somebody who has shown some degree of-----