Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

They all operate under the same EU legislation. Some states fall foul of some directives. We fell foul of this one and the European Court of Justice ruling obliged us effectively to go back to the drawing board with our licensing system. I am not an expert. I know the review group looked at international best practice. We have had to build our system from the ground up but secured a concession that the existing licenceholders could continue to operate.