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

I do not know whether we are at cross-purposes. Deputy Ryan said that if a measure has been decided upon and the competent authority decides it is to be deferred, it must give a reason if it is not obvious. Deputy Daly is trying to improve the Bill. Nobody wants to put on a ridiculous shackle requiring the implementation in a day of a measure that is not implementable in a day. That is not the purpose of the amendment. The purpose is to ensure that, if there is a deferral, reasons must be given, be they associated with the cost, the timeframe-----