Paschal Donohoe (Fine Gael)

On Second Stage there was much debate about the need for transparency, that the public should understand the way in which safety cases were evaluated and the criteria under which they were approved. Am I correct in understanding the safety framework creates the framework in which safety cases will be evaluated? If so, what are the circumstances which could lead to a delay in publication of the safety framework for eight months? Could it arise that safety cases might be evaluated inside a framework that might not be published and, therefore, not available to the public? Given that one of the objectives of the legislation is to improve transparency and confidence with regard to the way decisions are made, would it not be better to halve the time in which a framework is evaluated, published and made available to the public?