Chairman:

I thank Ms Justice Laffoy for all her work and for that comprehensive synopsis of how the recommendations were arrived at. We will follow the speaking order as best we can. I will start with three questions of my own. On the establishment of the oversight body, the Citizens' Assembly recommended that this body should have the power to pursue the State, that is, for one arm of the State to be able to sue another arm. This would have cost implications. As we know, the European Union has powers to fine Ireland if we do not reach our emissions targets. The recommendation envisages an arm of the State suing the State and the imposition of fines by the EU. I ask Ms Justice Laffoy to address that issue first.