Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

On the timescale, given what we said, we will obviously give priority to this issue which, as the Deputy is aware, is highly complex. The Bill is being drafted as a matter of priority in the Department of Finance. The optimum position would be for it to be available and approved by Government and published and considered for enactment by the House before the Dáil rises. If that is not possible, as the Minister for Finance has stated, the recall of the Dáil in September is also a prospect.

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