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

I appreciate fully what the Deputy said. I genuinely do. I will go back and discuss it with officials again. The clear advice I am being given is that we have no discretion in relation to the harmonisation. However, I will go back and discuss it again to see because I fully appreciate where the Deputy is coming from and it is in the interest of enhancing the Bill that he has submitted the amendment. I appreciate that he is withdrawing it. He fully acknowledged he has the right to resubmit it on Report Stage and signalled that he will do so. We will get the officials to review it again to see if there is any scope whatsoever to enhance it and achieve what the Deputy is trying to achieve. However, the advice I have been given is that there is not at this stage.