Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I salute Dr. Schulte because we have been notoriously slow. We should be making a major input into formulating this directive and be proactive, rather than standing on the sidelines, being reactive, until all hell breaks loose.

How much of an input will this research have into the shape and form of the directive? Let us be honest; some of the proposals that emanate from Brussels are well endowed with theory, but it is a challenge to apply them on a practical level.