Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

I return to my point that there is not always the certainty that one can find the person on whom to appropriately serve the notice. If there is a deficiency in the amount of time and some bona fide reason why a court should hear a case after the eight weeks, the court would have that discretion. It would be unwise to open the gates and allow prevarication on this. I can see difficulties. I am content that the arrangements as they are would not impose any unjust requirement on people or deny them a reasonable opportunity to go to court if there was some deficiency in the notice. It is better to have certainty, that the board would publicise the making of the order and that as soon as the publication is made the eight-week period begins. It would be unwise to take the other route, therefore, reluctantly, I cannot accept the amendment.