Ms Helen Hall:

We understand that the legislation will be published and will be going through the Oireachtas, where there were hopes that this might happen before the summer but it looks like it might be the autumn now and I cannot cite anything more accurate than that. We understand that the commencement will be in the middle of next year or on 1 January 2024. That is the timeline that we are working to and we are trying to get many of our ducks in a row this year so that we are ready. We are trying to work together more closely and the chief inspector and myself meet almost weekly, which is very positive.