Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

Whoever did that was a bit premature. We are, however, working at full speed and there is no delay within the Department. We hope to have the legislation out by next summer, all being well. It is a major legislation that will have over 200 sections but problems and delays can arise at different stages. Various Departments are involved and sometimes it can be difficult to get time for the parliamentary draftsman to work on it. Despite the problems we hope to succeed in bringing the legislation before the House by the summer recess.

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