Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept this has taken time, but I assure the Deputy that if it were straightforward, it would have been dealt with long ago. I had legal advice on my table regarding the workability and legality of the Bill, and I then sought further legal advice in that regard because I wanted to explore it from every angle and fully examine what the proposal was and what the potential might be. That has taken time and consideration, which is why it has taken so long. If it were straightforward or more workable or doable, I would have reverted to the committee long ago. It is because-----

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