Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

The Senator is correct that the main intent of the amendment is to do the same as he has proposed in amendment No. 41. The Senator's logic is correct in respect of the need to avoid vexatious claims which would merely lead to a delay in a decision or where it would be suspended that the decision stands.

Our amendments are similar in that respect.

I will have to refer this matter to the Attorney General on advice about the other legal issues Senator O'Toole raised. I have received legal advice that there is a right to a judicial review and recourse to the High Court. In this instance, however, it is not on the substance but on the specific point of law. I must discuss the legal reason for that with the Attorney General's office. I will take the Senator's points into account. Subject to legal advice to the contrary, that is the reason this provision was inserted.