John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am grateful for the Minister's response. I want to pick up on something he said earlier. The Minister has outlined how his hands are tied, but the House would welcome if he recognised the need for action to be taken on this in some shape or form. He recognises that there is a lacuna that needs to be addressed. He mentioned making a recommendation to his colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality. For the benefit of the House, will he elaborate on his thinking on what type of recommendation he might bring to the Minister in his capacity as Minister with responsibility for transport? Having listened to the debate today and taken on board what Deputy Broughan and others have said in the context of the amendment, what type of recommendations might the Minister have in mind? How does he think the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality could respond in concrete terms? Does he have a timeline in mind for this in the context of which he thinks the suggestions contained in Deputy Broughan's amendment could be enacted into law?

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