Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome that clarity. The Minister of State has previously said to me that legislative and administrative measures are going to need to be fully considered to give effect to the recommendations. He said that certain legal proposals pose complicated legal and constitutional issues. These are answers that I received several weeks ago so I am concerned that the situation has not advanced in terms of whether it will be legislation or an administrative procedure. If there is a constitutional issue, is that likely to delay matters? Is it the Minister of State's opinion or belief that a referendum of any type might be required or is it simply just the advice on how to proceed within the bounds of the Constitution?

He also mentioned that a further meeting of the group was scheduled to take place in the coming weeks. I am just wondering if it is moving towards a conclusion on this.

I do not mean this disrespectfully but the answer I got is a carbon copy of the one I got previously, which makes me concerned that there has not been any movement and that it is still a matter of a range of legislative and administrative procedures plus a potential constitutional concern. Is the Minister of State concerned about the pace? Is he satisfied it will happen, or happen quickly?

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