Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 2:

In page 7, to delete lines 5 and 6 and substitute the following:

"5.-(1) The Minister shall, not later than 5 years after the passing of this Act, commence a review of its operation.

(2) A review under subsection (1) shall be completed not later than one year after its commencement.".

On Committee Stage we inserted a new section 5, which provides for a review of the operation of the Act to commence no later than five years after its enactment. Deputy Charles Flanagan proposed that this review of the Act should be completed within a three-month period, but this was too short a limit. He would appreciate that a reasonable period for consultation with relevant interests would be required. I am proposing that the review should be completed not later than one year from the date of commencement. This is a realistic approach to the Deputy's concerns. The Parliamentary Counsel has provided a text that provides section 5 with a new subsection (2) containing the time limit.

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