Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I propose this amendment further to commitments I made on Committee Stage in response to Senator Boyhan’s amendment. A key part of bringing forward any legislation is to provide for a review of the legislation to ensure it operates as intended, is sufficient and is robust. On Report Stage in the Dáil, I brought an amendment to reduce the timeframe for review to two years. This amendment now seeks to provide further clarity on the composition of the review in terms of confirming it will include consultation with relevant persons and other persons affected by this legislation, as appropriate. This amendment also guarantees the review will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.

I thank Senator Victor Boyhan for his proposal. I believe this amendment supports his aim to ensure the implementation of this legislation into the future is monitored with a view to improvement, where necessary.