Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will accept Senator Higgins's suggestion that I reflect further on this in advance of the Bill going to the Dáil. I think the Senator understands the reason I cannot accept the amendments today. I noted the contents of the letter that was published in the newspaper. I hope that some of the clarifications that have been given here today on the existing legal mechanisms that are in place will ease the concerns of the academics who have voiced them.

I hope the Senator will appreciate the constraint I have. Further amendments along the line may address some of the points she has raised.