David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge the sincerity and the work which has gone into these amendments. I have said that I wish to examine further the texts of all the amendments tabled on this issue and to take into account the points which Senators have made during the debate. We are in consultation with the Attorney General and the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel on this matter. There are two issues under discussion. First, we are talking about putting forward lists of criteria. Senator Norris made the point that each proposed list contains a reference to any other matter which appear relevant to the court, so the catch-all provision is there. Senators challenged me about lists earlier. The Senator himself indicated that there was something missing from one of his lists which he spoke about. I believe it was about someone being outed for being gay. He said that should be in there as well. The Senator himself has given an example of something that was missing from a list.