Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister of State examine the wording and come back on Report Stage? The reference is to "a report specifying the reasons for his or her not preparing and submitting a report". It does not state not preparing and submitting a law providing for a directly elected mayor. The issue needs to be clarified. In the main, we are supportive of the proposal. We want to make sure that people have the information in good time to make an educated judgment about this. The functions are the fundamental piece behind this. Does the Minister of State have a timeframe for bringing those proposals back to the committee and to say here is what we are looking at by way of the functions of the directly elected mayor? Does the Minister of State intend to do so or does he intend to leave it to the Department to simply publish them within 30 days of those plebiscites being held?