Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

No, it is not a number of months away. What I will not do is give half an answer. We will give the full answer when we are ready and when we have all this fully worked through. It is being actively worked on right across Government and a number of Departments are directly contributing to this work. It does not sit within any single Department. As the Deputy indicated, I have said publicly that it should be dealt with well before the year end. Today is 24 November. We have a number of weeks to go. This is actively being worked on. It will be done shortly and it is a priority for Government. I am not going to give bits of an answer to different elements of it. When we confirm the position, it will be the complete and final position. It remains a work in progress, therefore, and we are almost there.