Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

I cannot do it tomorrow. Obviously, I will have to put a mechanism in place.

I am happy we have had this debate in the House as at one level it shows the institutions work. This matter was raised by the Opposition and I checked it out with the Attorney General. We acted in good faith at the time to bring forward legislation to give legal status to what had been happening illegally for nearly 29 years. The Supreme Court has now brought clarity to it. While we can charge in the future, we cannot take people's property rights away without a legal basis and consultation.

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