Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

That does not mean mandated. It just meant that the prohibition was not in violation of the Constitution. It did not decide that there was a "thus far and no further" situation in terms of how the Oireachtas might legislate in this area, should it wish to do so. It simply stated the courts might have to have regard to whether balances were taken into account, but did not discuss the extent of it.