Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

I am finding it difficult to keep a straight face for this length of time on this question, considering the details I have been given.

This is not an issue on which we will make an untimely response and it is important that it be given further consideration but at this time I have no plans to change the time zone arrangements or to conduct the type of cross-departmental, cost-benefit analysis for advancing the time by one hour all year round in Ireland, such as is proposed in the UK.

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