John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

With regard to the issue highlighted by the Irish Road Haulage Association, and in spite of the fact it may take time in terms of the European Union, that cannot stop us and the Minister of State from highlighting the issue, from being determined to bring about the necessary changes and from having a focus on the issue. I have said it umpteen times today that the Minister of State is the Minister with responsibility in this area. We know what is happening as do the participants in the business. We just need to engage and make these recommendations work. Is it fair to ask that at the end of February or March 2017 we carry out a review of how far we have come since the publication of this report or the Minister of State's working group report, which was in December? Can we set milestones, achievement dates and so on? Does the Minister of State think this would be fair?