Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am still an advocate of open government and doing things as quickly as possible. In general, delay is inherent in earlier parts of the Bill so by the time I got to the end of the Bill I was getting frustrated with the level of delay. There are two-year delays and 18-month delays but this is urgent. When the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, was in the House she did not rule out the possibility we might do many things faster than where the Bill asks for a two-year delay and this would certainly be very welcome. It is something to which we might return on Report Stage. This delay is not the worst, but what is the secret? People should find out what is happening in the environment. Compared to two years, 30 days is fairly mild so I will not press the amendment.