Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have a quick question which the Minister of State may be able to clarify. When this section was originally amended by way of a Fianna Fáil amendment, which we supported in the Dáil, it aimed to compel the Minister to introduce legislation in line with the outcome of the referendum. Obviously I was not in the Seanad when this amendment was made but it seems tighter than the Dáil amendment. It says that not only would the Minister have to comply within the two years but it does not give the Minister at that time the option to outline the reasons why he or she would choose not to. Am I correct in that interpretation of the amendment? I just want to make sure that I have not misunderstood it.

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