Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I will be working as quickly as I can. It is only a month since we completed the work of the forum on the issue. I have now formulated what I believe is the best way forward. Obviously, I must have legislation drafted that will satisfy the Attorney General. That will be tricky. I recognise that Deputy Joan Burton who has just left has a Bill that will be passed on Second Stage at the end of this month. It will be open to the committee to consider it. I seek its tolerance in order that I can bring forward my amendment in a robust fashion to ensure we can have a proposal to put to the Attorney General that is sufficiently robust legally to deal with the issue. I do not intend to delay unnecessarily in bringing it forward. We have put in place a process and I want to see it brought to a conclusion.