Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The directive dates from 2002 and was commenced in 2006, as per what Mr. O'Duffy said. It requires a periodic review every five years and we need to determine how well that is being implemented. The directive is 16 years old but was commenced 12 years ago. It would be important to scrutinise how the directive was implemented before giving further responsibility to the organisation in terms of implementing Regulation No. 598. That is the rationale for my question.

My questions are very basic. We are aligning this new regulation with an earlier one and I would have expected-----