John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not agree that it would be a very costly exercise. Public consultation is easy. When the Minister consults organisations, as she does at a forum every year in advance of the budget, I am sure it does not cost tens of thousands of euro. Consultation is critical and not necessarily very costly. International research is also very important. I cited some information on our European counterparts that is readily available. The House is full of fantastic researchers and I am sure the Department is similar-----