Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have absolutely no doubt that there will be a haggle over money. Of course, there will be. Anytime one discusses anything with any professional body or interest group, it is going to try to maximise the fees its members receive from the taxpayer. Having a definite commencement date in law would strengthen its hand. It would be able to state there was a date laid down in law by which it would have to be done. The fact that I will have a commencement order means that I will be able to say to it that I am being funded to introduce the measure in March and that if it is unreasonable, I can wait until it comes up with a fee that will be more affordable to the taxpayer.