Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 9, line 28, after "Act" to insert "no later than 3 months following enactment of this legislation".

The Minister's last words regarding amendment No. 4 were "legal certainty". By not having a date for the establishment of the legislation, it creates legal uncertainty. The purpose of the amendment is to create legal certainty. As the Minister stated, the Competition Authority is due before the courts on 21 May. An establishment day for the new body would do a service to the sector by creating such certainty.