John Halligan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Senators for agreeing to meet with my officials. I know it is a complicated Bill. Even trying to read it now, I find it complicated. Regarding education in libraries, I believe the intentions of the Senators’ amendments have been met in other parts of the Bill. If the Senators read the Bill in its entirety, it makes the amendments redundant. Although I acknowledge it is a complicated Bill for everyone, my officials are always available to meet any Member on any issue in the Bill with which they have some difficulty or on which he or she has a genuine misunderstanding. If any Member feels over the next week or two that he or she still needs to speak with my officials, they will be there to meet him or her.What is proposed in the amendments has been substantially met in other Parts of the Bill.