Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In view of what the Minister has said on the need for a structured approach and the firm commitment he has given to harness racing, I am willing to accept that. It is a major step in the right direction. We will prepare a report over the Christmas period and, please God, we will publish it before the banking inquiry report. I take it that the Dáil will continue sitting until the banking inquiry report is completed, so we will have until the end of January 2016. I presume that whoever is in the Minister's shoes after the election will be able to take up where the Minister, Deputy Coveney, has left off and will take on board his sensible approach to how this should be progressed. On that basis, the amendments have achieved their purpose.