Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Okay. It would certainly be high politics. Mr. Downes's understanding is that we cannot opt out. I would love to know if that is absolutely definitive and whether there is no possibility of us being able to opt out of the agreement. If Mr. Downes is happy to say that is definitively the case, then I take his word for it. This is very important, however, and if we have that capacity or option, under any circumstances, although I think Mr Downes is saying the answer is "No"-----