Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will not reiterate what Deputy Ó Broin outlined. This is a loophole. When the Government is just about to do something correct, all of a sudden there is another avenue or loophole. Why we are adding another year? It does not make sense. Obviously, something had to be done, but I cannot understand why we would allow people to come into this process at this stage. Perhaps the Minister can explain it. To me, it seems like a back-door loophole and an extension that is not needed . As Deputies Ó Broin, O'Callaghan and Boyd Barrett outlined, we should have a more concise period and get rid of the SHDs. Let us put them behind us. I was not a Deputy when they were introduced but Deputy Ó Broin and many other Deputies said they were not going to work, and they have not worked.