Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Therefore, it would be helpful to the process if this job was done before the legislation is published. However, that is not part of today's business. That is fine and we will study the detail of the issue separately.

It is fine for the Oireachtas to pass legislation but we need to ensure the resources are there to provide for the operation of the legislation. An article in The Sunday Times on 20 January stated the Ombudsman's office is under pressure and that some of the appeals were there quite a while. I know some could be bogged down in legislation, but the impression given by the article is that the Ombudsman's resources are stretched with regard to meeting her deadlines.