Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Minister that we have to push boundaries if we want to enact this legislation. It might not be perfect that the start of that process but it needs to move forward. What she announced two weeks ago was not new because this legislation has been around in various guises. There is a need to progress to Committee Stage. Has the Attorney General given the Minister any guidance or will he give the Oireachtas committee guidance on the way we can work with her to move forward with the legislation? It is urgently required and there is frustration about the lack of progress on it. We must have empathy for the parties on both sides. How can we all work together to get this legislation through?

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