Mr. Bill Cox:

We are doing no more than we would do with any legislative proposal, which is to assess it in terms of established criteria, which are necessity, effectiveness and proportionality. I reject any suggestion that we are trying to undermine the Bill or question it. We would do this if it were a proposal from our own Minister. It is essentially just the first run of a regulatory impact assessment, RIA, that Deputy Quinlivan would be would be required to undertake if the Bill progresses any further. That is all that is involved here.