Elisha McCallion (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The officials will have to excuse my ignorance in many regards. I am a newbie to this committee and indeed to this institution. This question may be directed more towards the clerk, through the Chair. For these pieces of legislation, we have been given a brief understanding of them in the here and now. There was a large piece of legislation, the original omnibus Bill, that would affect many issues that this committee has within its brief, the likes of data, trains, aviation and all of that type of stuff. Would it be possible for us to get a briefing note on what the previous omnibus legislation had said about all of those things? I know it is a huge Act but it would be helpful to get a summary of the main points around all of the big issues. What does the legislation mean for data-sharing North and South? What does it mean for train services, haulage and all of that type of stuff? I ask the witnesses to excuse my ignorance but they may have worked on some of this and may be able to give us some insight into it. At this point, in terms of the negotiations, I am quite fearful of the lack of engagement between here and the Department in the North. I understand the mechanics of it and why the negotiations have had to be with the UK Government. However, there are a lot of questions unanswered, particularly for people at the Northern end who are working in haulage and aviation. Could we have a summary of all of those things that have been before?