Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have not set a date for it. We were not going to push this to a vote while the High Court challenge was ongoing. We are very happy with the court's judgment, which was an unequivocal decision.

Obviously, out of respect for this committee and others, we want to allow committees to have their hearings. I have not set a date, however. Like I said, I encourage all Members to allow democracy to take place and allow there to be a debate and a vote in the Dáil. Many Members have been seeking to defer that, whether it is through committee hearings, court cases and so on, and that is fine, to a point. At an ultimate point, however, they should respect democracy and allow a debate and a vote on it in the Dáil.