Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I reiterate the Government's strong opposition to this Bill for the reasons outlined and urge Senators not to pass the motion for this Bill. It is important that any proposal for such far-reaching legislation would have been thoroughly researched in terms of the current situation, the expected impact and outcomes, and be subjected to rigorous regulatory impact analysis so that the resulting draft legislation is based on clearly established facts and all the potential consequences, both positive and negative, are foreseen and properly considered in advance.