Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Indeed, although it seems to me that it is not a complex measure and there is very little reason to hold back on it.

The other point I was going to make is that I am slightly perplexed, although I take it on good faith from the Minister, as to why section 2(2) was inserted at all. Is it suggested that the amendment to be made by paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 1 might be made on a different day from the amendment made in paragraph (c) or will it all be done at one time? If it is not, why are we providing that the Minister can appoint different days for different provisions to come into effect? On the logic of the Minister's own statement, it seems to me that it should all commence as one package. Rather than delay things and propose amendments or the deletion of section 2(2), if the Minister is indicating to the House that it is her intention to commencement everything on a particular day as an entire complete package and as quickly as possible after the Bill has been passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas, I am happy. However, I do not know why the boiler plate commencement provision allowing for different provisions to be commenced on different days has been inserted into the text of the legislation if it is intended to bring it into operation as quickly as possible after the Houses have enacted it.