Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2023-10-11
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Dara Calleary (FF), Mayo

We will definitely have a discussion on it, but I want to be realistic as well. We are tied because this Bill is implementing EU legislation. I would like to hear the thoughts of Senator Black on that, and to hear from Senator Boylan, based on her experience, as to how we can reflect the concerns in the legislation. I am not sure we can but there may be ways of doing that within the criteria that are laid out. We are due to take Report Stage next week. I need to be very honest. I believe the amendment will limit the capacity to do that and to influence that, but I do not want to definitively say there is nothing we can do either because we can knock heads together and knock experience together. We may not get anywhere but I would like to try. I want to be very realistic.

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Sitting date: 2023-10-11