Feargal Quinn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I second this amendment. It makes a lot of sense. When I first came into this House 22 years ago, I could not get over the delays that there were with respect to the length of time it takes to get anything done. I noticed at that time that there was no date set for when State bodies had to publish their accounts. I started proposing amendments that they had to be published within three months. I did not win that fight but I was successful in that it would be required within six months in practically every case. Within a year all the State boards had changed and they had put in a date that was in or around six months. That was an improvement on the 12-month timeframe that had been in place prior to that. We must set an example more like a business example to Parliament and to the country as whole that this and the other House get things done in a much speedier fashion. The 24-month timeframe is far too long; it should be 12 months.