Mr. Muiris O'Connor:

I thank the Deputy. As I said earlier, it is not entirely clear to us that a legislative solution will be the outcome of the committee's deliberations. Our Minister is open to accommodating a conclusion from this committee. That will push us quite close to the summer recess, however. The committee would need to agree a specific recommendation and such a recommendation would have to be accepted by the Government. Then, if legislative provisions are deemed to be appropriate and possible, they would have to be carefully drafted and agreed. We are open to that. We are, however, mindful of the complexity of the issue and the fact that it may not be entirely clear. I do not presume it will be the committee's conclusion that we would legislate in the AHR Bill when all of this is bottomed out but we are open to-----