Mr. Pacelli Breathnach:

I thank the Chairman. I am not sure how I and my colleagues will divide up all the questions.

I understand there was consultation on the Bill six or seven years ago. The society has not been involved since then. When the Bill was published we wrote to the Minister and we met the Department officials last October or November. That was the start of our input into it. Until then we had had no input for six or seven years.