Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I assure Senator Mark Daly that Labour will also support the Bill in the Dáil. Our understanding now is that amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive and 13 were also proposed by the Government. I wish to raise a technical point that goes to the heart of this. As Senator Mark Daly is well aware, it is common practice to have a Government amendment that is also supported by individuals from other parties or from the Independent groupings. Why were these amendments not, therefore, presented to us as Government amendments? It seems strange that the Government would - in a fit of pique, perhaps - not present them to us as also being Government amendments. If they had been presented in this way, we could agree them and move on.