Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am reluctant and I do not want to tie myself to a date. I will not hang around and I give the Senator a commitment that I will do this as soon as possible. I hope this will take place early in the new year. I am still optimistic that I will get some work done on it before Christmas. Honestly, I have learned since coming into this job that when one adopts dates and deadlines but does not achieve them, one is left feeling bad and that one has let people down. Six months ago, when I took over as Minister of State, I genuinely felt that we would get this work done by the end of December. I believe that we will probably go a couple of weeks over that deadline. I want to ensure that the legislation is put in place and is done properly and professionally.