Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This will be where those in the broader society who have an interest in the Bill will be invited in to discuss the heads of the Bill with the committee. We will then have a publication stage, a Second Stage which is the normal discursive Second Stage, a Committee Stage where all of the amendments will be discussed, a Report Stage, and a new stage to be called the pre-enactment stage, where before the Bill becomes law and has to be signed by the President, issues which may be of concern will be teased out. It answers the question that other colleagues asked about who will do this and the time. It was a valid question to ask. I know there is a consideration that there would be some time on that particular Stage where one could review doing the work the Seanad is doing at present.