Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Acceptance of the amendment would represent a massive U-turn on the part of the Government and that will not happen. A thorough examination of the entire Bill of the type that we have gone through in the Seanad for the past year or more clearly shows the importance of the lay majority throughout the Bill. There is no reference in any section of the Bill to a lay minority. As such, why would the Long Title misrepresent the Bill to such an extent by accepting the amendment?