Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is not possible to indicate at this time. The cross-departmental working group has reported to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform who is now appointing an implementation group to advise on the necessary legislation. That end of the work is advancing. We will bring it as far as we can so that we can try to find some resolution on a North-South basis. That will be the difficult part, but it does not stop us doing the rest of the work.

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