Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I merely advert to the hyperbole in the language used by Senator McDowell on the basis that he would have read the suite of amendments that were furnished when this Bill was listed for debate and he would surely have seen amendment No. 68. He would also have acknowledged what I said repeatedly in the context of Committee Stage on the restoration of the senior committee. He will also be aware that the recommendations are made to the Government and not to the Minister. Therefore, I am not prepared to accept the amendment and will await deliberation at a later stage on amendment No. 68 which, to my mind, meets the concerns as put forward by Senator McDowell.