David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply but I am a little concerned because he said that an OECD report was commissioned last March, which is a year ago. It will not be published until the third quarter or the autumn of this year. That is a long time, especially in an emergency situation. The report will take more than a year and a half but the Sinn Féin amendment refers to a report within two months of the enactment of this legislation. One presumes that this legislation will pass in the next few days, so that is very much sooner than the OECD report. The OECD is an outside body and an Irish body would have a more nuanced approach to this. I am happy to support the amendment and note that it is part of a suite of amendments, including the final one, which call for reports from a series of Ministers, if not the whole Government. I support this amendment.