Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

I take the point made by the Minister of State. It is obvious that lessons have been learned from what happened last week and the manner in which the system has operated this year. The Minister of State referred to timescales in an earlier reply. Will the Minister of State give serious consideration to a reply deadline as one means of resolving this matter? This could be one way of resolving the matter but it would need to be publicised so that people were aware of the regulations and did not lose out.

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