Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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My difficulty is not so much with the upper limit of three; it is with the floor, rather with the ceiling. One member is provided for but it would be better to start with a higher number there. I appreciate that this can be revisited, which is welcome. I just wonder about the circumstances that will cause it to be revisited. We will have an opportunity to increase the number at later date, post the enactment of the legislation. Is it the Minister of State’s intention that there will be a formal monitoring to make sure that the numbers are accurate? How would that be triggered in the event that the increase would be needed?