Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister's statement that the statutory obligation applies to all sections. If that is the case, it is good news. I will revisit the text to ascertain how we misinterpreted it.

While the Minister has made rational and reasonable points about what is and is not possible, it is not good practice to leave this matter open-ended. It is asking too much of any human being, not to speak of someone who is under pressure, to expect him or her to behave at his or her best at all times. If the Minister considers a period of 30 days to be too short in certain circumstances, perhaps she might introduce a longer time limit. A six-month timeframe appears reasonable. Why should it take more than six months to produce information? We know that it took four years for certain material to be produced in the Boylan case. I ask the Minister to consider my suggestion.

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