Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No. There was a row among member states with regard to the envisaged legal base. Agreement must be reached by the member states on the final version of the directive. Happily, the Irish Presidency has concluded and effecting agreement with the European Parliament will be a matter for the Lithuanian Presidency - if the matter is rapidly progressed - or by the Greek Presidency. Everything depends on the rate of progress.