Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

We are well aware of that issue. Work is progressing toward bringing the heads of the Bill to Government at the earliest available opportunity. Officials from the Office of the Minister for Children are working with their counterparts in the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform to bring forward legislation. It is extremely complex and potentially has constitutional implications, but we are anxious to bring it forward during the course of this year, given the background to this situation.

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