Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Is the Deputy being somewhat mischievous? Under the Constitution, the Government must prepare legislation and develop legislation. That is the context. I said there is working paper that I approved recently, to give the Deputy a sense that this is happening right now. I was afraid he might have thought this was on the long finger and that I was only saying it. There is advanced work going on here but the Government has to come to a decision. I have to bring this to Government and then the Government brings it to the Dáil. This is how it works.

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