Anthony Lawlor (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It was a comprehensive update but there is a lead-in period of a couple of years between the issuing of a directive and its transposition. We learnt in Brussels that we must get involved much earlier in the law-making process to determine the impact. I have raised but one directive. The habitats directive, which dates from 1993, I believe, is still causing problems for us.