Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I do not see why the Minister would be restricted in any way by EU requirements in simply having an enabling provision in the Bill. It is when he would propose to regulate that there might be an issue with that, but this is about allowing him to do something, or not do it, depending on what his advice is, at a time of his choosing but in a way that will not require him to go back to the drawing board. That is the purpose of it.