Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is a good question. I am not sure I have the answer. I will check up on the position. There are legal challenges obviously. They are with the High Court and it will make its decision in its own time. However, I hope it will be done as expeditiously as possible. We will continue to prepare the legislation in the meantime based on the timeline we set out. There has been no delay in drafting the legislation but it could not be enacted until all the court cases, if there are any, have been heard. I am not sure if we can introduce it. I will check.

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