Mary Seery Kearney (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister's answer is very comprehensive. I agree with Senator's Moynihan that he has an unenviable task and that, no matter what way things go, there will be hard choices involved in this. Section 70 provides for a review. I know this cannot be put into the Bill and I am not asking the Minister to do so but I wonder whether the terms of reference of the review, when it is being commissioned two years down the road, could include a review of this mechanism to ascertain whether it is effective or too strong and to see how it has worked up to that point. It is really only when we see the different means by which real people seek their information that we will really understand what they will do. As I was saying, I understand the Minister's view but perhaps he could agree to include a review of this mechanism at the point the overall review is carried out. I think it would probably be included anyway.