Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Either one or the other. It has been a while since anyone lunged at me, but who knows what the next five years will bring for any of us? It is a serious question. When is the whole thing about the substantial meal anticipated to change?

It is not a penal provision. It is difficult to see what role, if any, An Garda Síochána might play. I have no idea what role the force will play. It has been suggested that Fáilte Ireland will monitor that. How many monitors does the tourism authority have operating? What exact role will the authority play with regard to monitoring the substantial meal? Is there a danger that one person's substantial meal might not be substantial to another? A diner could go to a really expensive Michelin three-star restaurant and get what might not be regarded as a substantial meal by the mart-goers who were in Ennis this morning where, up to now, they have served substantial meals.