Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

As I said, I feel consecutive Governments have failed on this issue. This Government will grasp the nettle. I am absolutely determined to do that. I was determined to get the resolution to this issue before the crisis emerged. As I said to Deputy Munster earlier, I want to wait. To make the decision on this and for whatever that decision is to rest as well as possible with the public, that element of trust has to be there. That is why I need to see the independent expert committee reports. They take six months to complete, so we are looking at the end of December or January before I have them. That is crucial, not just for the decision but for the trust element so the decision lands well. We want it to land well. As I said earlier, I agree that the technical working group was operating at a different time. I am saying that I think all options should be on the table now.