Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

No. Next week they will have a proper debate in this House as to which of the various options in the report - not whether we take action - is the proper way forward.

I believe Deputy Mac Lochlainn said earlier that he would be opposed to addressing this by way of a statutory instrument. I am sure the Deputy knows it is not possible to have a statutory instrument other than in connection with primary legislation. A Minister cannot promulgate a statutory instrument unless it is linked to an Act of the Oireachtas. The Deputy should be careful when he makes claims that people are proposing doing this in particular ways. Let us look at what the report says.

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