Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

ICTU actually sought a timeframe of 18 months. As Deputy David Cullinane would not have been privy to this, when we met the University of Limerick study representatives, I questioned Dr. Michelle O'Sullivan again on the timeframes of six months, nine months, 12 months and whatever other timeframe might be suggested. She reiterated the figure of six months.