Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. The Bill listed on the clár was the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014, not the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 4) Bill. A mistake was made in this regard.

Nevertheless this is a short, technical Bill and it is common sense to allow the assistant clerk to act up. We have no issue with that.

Deputy Cowen highlighted a number of issues to the Minister in his final days, although he has not gone away yet.

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