Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge the urgency and importance of this legislation. What the leader of the Labour Party has said is accurate. I very much regret that the deadline of the end of term is most unlikely now to be met. I assure the Deputy and the House that every effort is being made at drafting stage to have this legislation signed off and published. I expect this will happen during the summer months. I urge all Members of the House to facilitate an early debate on this important issue in the autumn.

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