Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The point I am making is that the Bill as drafted means that decisions on this, under section 33, will be made by the Minister for Health. However, we are now being told they will not be made by the Minister for Health but by a regulatory authority that has not yet been created and for which there is no legislation but is currently in the mind of the Minister. I am again making the point that I know what the Minister is doing is well-intentioned. It is another indicator, however, that crucial aspects of the legal architecture still need to be created. I do not understand why we are dealing with these provisions in this Bill.