Mr. Finbarr Kelly:

In the normal course of events there is an ongoing conversation between my Vote desk and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. We operate in tandem with the Department as collaborative colleagues for the betterment of the citizens of the State. I am making no excuses - I am merely saying what I did in preparation for the meeting here. I said I would give an informed opinion to the members of this committee and took the opportunity to look at the statute. In my view, there is a gap.