Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

This is fundamental. We want an independent competent authority that is capable of making decisions. We all want that and nobody is being ridiculous here saying he or she expects everything to be implemented immediately. There are practical considerations that militate against that happening but what we do not want is what Deputy Brendan Ryan highlighted, namely, the use of some nefarious financial reasons or other such reasons. The Minister is the one who mentioned deferring. It is written into the legislation that the authority is being given the power to defer. We are not proposing taking that power from the authority but just proposing the insertion of the words "if immediate implementation is not possible". Perhaps that is not the best wording. It would overcome the problem of money being used as an argument. Logistical arrangements such as those referred to by Deputy Troy would take time, which is different. It is a matter of trying to strike a balance, and saying "No" does not deal with that.