Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Like Senator Humphreys, I do not intend to prolong this group of amendments any further. The Minister made a point and I agree with him. I do not want to lure colleagues into a false sense of security that we will just wrap up on this. I do not think anyone would expect us not to have votes where they are required, not least the residents impacted. We have got to the point where I think we have made the necessary political and local arguments that had to be made, and now is the time for us to move to the votes in the fashion that is required, to have an opportunity to show where the various groupings in this House stand on the amendments. The Minister said he has to do what he has to do but we have to do what we have to do in this House too.As I said, I am not as close to this matter as other colleagues, but certainly we will engage positively and proactively on any arrangement that will flow from the debate tonight. I wish it well and every success on behalf of the residents. The Minister should do me a favour and promise me that he will bring Fianna Fáil representatives to that meeting in order that they can hear and understand the views of residents. They have not understood or even had the courtesy to articulate them here.