Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Subject to being passed in the Dáil and Seanad, the legislation will take effect from 1 November and will apply to notices to quit issued from that date onwards. That is very clear in what we are doing. It is because of the potential for challenge that we crafted this Bill really carefully with the advice of the Attorney General and his office as to what would stand up to such a challenge. I believe this legislation would have a very good prospect of standing up to challenge but none of us can say that it will not be challenged. What I was trying to say to the Deputy earlier is that, if you extend----

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