Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We finished module 2 today and will finish module 3 tomorrow. I understand that a number of members, not just Senator Buttimer, will be unavailable next week due to longstanding commitments. In order to be fair to every member of the committee, we should try to have full attendance before any votes are taken. I am not suggesting this to facilitate anyone in particular. At this stage, I have more than two folders of information relating to module 2 so I think that it would be prudent that we have an opportunity next week to debate this information. We need to look at every recommendation from the Citizens' Assembly. We also need to examine the information we have received and tie it up with those recommendations. It will probably take two or possibly three days next week to digest all of this information and establish what exactly it means for each particular recommendation. If we could do this next week, that would clear the way for having a series of votes on Tuesday week so as to finalise what the committee is recommending. We will then be looking at a draft report immediately after that. From my point of view, I would certainly like some conversation next week regarding the information we have received and how it affects the recommendations, one way or the other.