Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

When similar cases arise in future, would it be in order to flag them to the committee at the beginning of the process and give us an opportunity to forward opinions, not just on these COMs but on any future EU legislative proposals? Rather than being informed at half-time or closer to the end of the game, would it be in order going forward to flag a COM that is appropriate to the agriculture sector to the committee at the outset and our opinion requested before the negotiations commence in order that we have an input into formulating the opinion?