Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The principle behind this amendment - providing transparency in how the process of standardisation will operate - can be agreed with, but the amendment seeks to have the process of standardisation published in advance of results day. This is not something that can be agreed to because the final composition or application of the process will, or at least may, not be known right up to results day. I can commit to doing, at a minimum, what we did last year in having the technical details of the model and standardisation process published on results day. I am also happy to commit to doing so as early as possible.

We will be able to comment more on what we hope to publish on the 2021 standardisation process once it has been developed. However, it is an iterative process. Accordingly, I do not accept the amendment as drafted.