Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State, Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor, answered a question on this matter last week. The position is that a number of amendments were necessitated by the discussions with various stakeholders. Those amendments are at a very advanced stage in the Attorney General's office. The Minister of State indicated that she hoped to bring the Bill to committee at an early date. The ambition is to try, with the support of the House, to have it passed before Christmas with the support of the House.

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