Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The idea behind it is that, internationally, it is easier for groups to organise when they know the exact day on which a particular commemoration will take place. They can organise speakers and events and choose locations much easier when they know that it will be on a particular date in 2019. It is a small change but one that would facilitate that.