Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages
Dail Éireann — 2023-01-25
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Michael McNamara (IND), Clare

I trust that the purpose of this exercise is to avoid the use of those components, where possible. If we want people to avoid the use of certain components, and the Minister of State has indicated to me that is the purpose of the exercise, but we do not tell companies or persons what components we want them to avoid using, it is entirely counter-productive. It is like saying we are going to proscribe certain substances under the Misuse of Drugs Act because we think it is objectively dangerous for people to take them but not telling people what those drugs are because then they would know what is dangerous. I fundamentally do not understand the logic.
I see the Minister of State wants to come back in. I am happy to allow him to do so. I trust I will be able to respond.

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Sitting date: 2023-01-25