John Gerard Hanafin (Fianna Fail)

The former primary school teacher beside me advises me that the subordinate clause should run without a comma, but the comma is present to clarify that the time, as soon as may be or not later than three months, starts to run from the end of the academic year. The reference to the three months, including the comma, was inserted as a Report Stage amendment and was drafted by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel.