Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is a great deal in that report. We need time to assess it, take it on board and see what changes we need to bring forward. I did not want to delay this Bill by waiting for the Law Reform Commission's report. We had worked through the Bill and the committee had been working through it too. The Law Reform Commission then published its report, which I welcome. It gives us a basis to look at what we can do by way of changing this process.

As for any future reform of compulsory acquisition, again, as I said, we will take into account these recently published findings of the Law Reform Commission. Amendments Nos. 1059 to 1076, inclusive, will be assessed as part of any future legislation in this area. We will take these amendments as they stand and assess them as we are assessing the Law Reform Commission's report. I cannot accept the amendments at this point, so I will have to oppose them.