Fiach MacConghail (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Yes, I wish to extend that point. The Minister of State has been clear but she must bear with us because we are not experts. It is important that we should talk this through with her a bit more. My understanding is that the Minister of State is making a commitment to issue a direction, particularly on the pilot ones. She has said that Limerick is already in the starting blocks. That city has a transfer policy and list so there is a direction there.

I want to unpick the stages. The reason the Minister of State would direct local authorities concerns the time lapse between the enactment of this Bill and the secondary legislation. What would be the normal gap between the enactment of this Bill and issuing the regulation? At what point in that gap would the Minister of State consider pre-empting that delay and issuing a direction? I want to examine the timing sequence of that also.