Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In that case they are better at speculating than I am because I am not willing to put into legislation what is not directed by the EU. The Deputy knows there are difficulties with regard to directives. We all sit down and move an inch here and an inch there. We are far from issuing a directive within the EU. I am not prepared to take speculation from negotiations that are going on in Europe and enshrine them in legislation we are introducing. If the directive comes within the next month, six months or year and contravenes what we are doing here, we will obviously have to come back. Right now, we are all focused on this legislation and we will assess the impact of the directive when it comes.