Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The standard procedure is to identify the following Tuesday, for example, but that was not done. I could have objected to the Order of Business, but I did not. Quite frankly, there is no other business on the agenda for this afternoon.

One of my Report Stage amendments - they are on record in the Bills Office - is to include a two-year review in addition to the five-year review under section 2. Does the Minister see merit in this proposal? While I understand that reviews are not conducted on a daily basis and a balance must be achieved, would a shorter review period ending before the Government left office be worthwhile? I raise this point in the context of supports for this legislation. A shorter review period would allow us to determine how the legislation is working and whether anything has happened. The five-year review would still be conducted, as provided for in this legislation.