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

I am not suggesting that we cannot have an IAG report for the general area as well. It should be done within a year because of the experience we had in Limerick. Timeframes can be missed, things can go on for longer and people can get annoyed about the process, especially when they went out and voted for something. We go and knock on doors and ask them to do something. It was narrowly passed in Limerick. A whole section of people there do not want this at all. We are now trying to persuade those people, as well as the people who voted for it, that we will go through with the process. The Minister of State said other areas might have this election but the report should be done and given to the Oireachtas within a year. The Ministerin situ will know the referendum is coming and he or she can put plans in place for if there is a yes or no vote. A year is not too short. Two years is too long. On that basis, I will press the amendment.