Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We need this to be effective. There is no point bringing in a historical case that has to be investigated and may not have been meritorious, whereas if the case is honed, it can be looked at later. The two years are there for that reason. It deals with a matter within a window of opportunity for the new office to chase it.