James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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Similarly, I will not press the amendment, but I will return to it on Report Stage. Perhaps the wording might be amended. I take the point about "may fail" being subjective. That is always difficult in law to enforce.

However, the point of the amendment holds. As Deputy Ryan pointed out, the Minister of State has expressed the intention to issue a policy direction, but a statutory footing is much stronger than a policy direction. That is the intention behind introducing the amendment. We will return to the matter on Report Stage. That is a sensible basis on which to proceed.