Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

One element of the recent Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012 was the new deposit retention scheme. I welcome that element of the Bill because it is long overdue. I was surprised to learn since its passage that it could be up to 18 months before that element of the Bill comes into force. I would like the Minister of State to comment on that and explain the reasons for what appears to be an undue delay.

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