Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept and acknowledge that this matter has been going on for too long and too many years without an outcome and that it is impacting many people across our country. As I said, I have been informed that significant work is now ongoing on this issue, led by the Department of the Taoiseach, and we expect a report on that in the autumn. It is about giving effect to and trying to make progress from that report. While I acknowledge that the issue has been ongoing for too long and is affecting many people, what has been raised previously was whether any change to the existing scheme would address the issues. We know the current scheme is not fit for purpose in respect of any or all of the different parameters and does not meet the standards of a modern administrative model. This is why reform and bringing about a new scheme in line with international best practice, led by that group in the Department of the Taoiseach, is the way forward. As I said, we expect a report in the autumn.

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