Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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I suggest that in the context of the work programme we would agree a date for them to come in before the legislation is passed. I do not know how long it will take but the legislation will be dependent on a ministerial order stipulating the date on which the functions will transfer, so I imagine it will be at least some weeks, at the very earliest, before the legislation can be passed.