Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

With regard to the timings, and appreciating that it is not something that has yet been defined, the idea of an 18-week timeline is out there. One expectation the public will have, despite the approximately 730 pages of the Bill, is that it will streamline the process. It will standardise and streamline it and lead to efficiencies of process and practice. Is the public incorrect to expect there would be shorter and more efficient timelines? Is there any expectation of reducing the timelines? Should the public be expecting that the timeline of 18 weeks is already unrealistic and that it will be proposed to extend it?