Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

When any local authority has a referendum, the Minister in situ will be well aware that it is taking place and of the outcome, so a year is enough time to do it. Speaking from experience in Limerick, the report should be sent to the Oireachtas up to a year after the election is held. Otherwise, we are in danger of it going further and further and we saw what happened in Limerick.