Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is a difficulty because the advice from the Attorney General is privileged and the Government does not have to make us aware of it. It can say it has been advised. That is the same for every government.

In terms of the European Commission our committee may seek to bring in representatives of the Commission to give us their assessment of these directives and to respond to the points the witnesses have made. Have the witnesses had any communication with, or feedback from, the Commission?