Mr. Ronan Hession:

Because of the process the Houses of the Oireachtas are going through now in respect of the reasoned opinion, the parliaments are probably ahead of the governments in some jurisdictions because they are facing an eight-week deadline. At political level, the next two EU Council presidencies will push this file. Ministers will only really begin to engage at that stage.

The Dutch Parliament has issued a reasoned opinion in terms of the consolidation aspect but not the common base aspect. The Estonian Parliament has decided not to issue a reasoned opinion. There is a pelotonof other parliaments examining the issue. I imagine the picture will become clearer in the new year.