Martin Brady (Fianna Fail)

Everybody in the House seems to be on the same wavelength about this. There should be a reasonable lead-in time for registration. When regulations are introduced or changed, it is not just the simple fact of complying with the rules and so on.

I would like to get some clarification on something the Minister said. If people are having difficulties in complying with registration and so on, they should be dealt with on a case by case basis. If an inspector calls and I am not registered, what happens? The Minister said there would be dialogue if I claim I have not got round to registering. Does that mean dialogue with the Department, which would then grant another two months to sort things out? This must be clarified. If new regulations are introduced in any business, those involved will know about it but that is not the point, the point is that people must be given a reasonable time to get their house in order.