Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not wish to contravene any Standing Order on the basis that the Senator has withdrawn the amendment, but I want to indicate my support for what all three Senators have said. It is a really important issue and one I will certainly look at. I am not sure if it is one that might be appropriate for Report Stage of this Bill, but it is one that is certainly deserving of favourable consideration in the context of a number of pieces of legislation on the civil law side currently going through either House or in the course of preparation.

I take the Senators' point and thank them for bringing it to my attention. It is a point with which I agree fully but I would like to reflect, in conjunction with the Senators, on how best it might be reflected in law in terms of whether this is the appropriate vehicle. I do not think it is but let us see if I have a better one over the next few months because I accept its importance and the points raised.