Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government promised it in Westport. He promised that this legislation would be introduced. The Taoiseach, to be fair to him, seemed to agree on 8 April because he said this would be in the property services regulatory authority Bill which would be brought in this session.

Perhaps we might return to it when the Tánaiste has an opportunity to reconcile what he said with what the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Taoiseach said. We might return to it some other day. It seems to be a bit odd that at least two different positions are emanating from Government about this important matter.

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