Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

With respect, what I am getting from the Department at the moment is that after this legislation is passed, it will be easier to have this as an option, and that is true. What I want, however, is a plan to actively promote co-operatives, and I am not hearing that. I am flabbergasted if the Department has looked at best practice, which was my opening question, and the Scottish example in particular, at how it could then decide a CDU is not needed? I ask Mr. Shine to tell me the reasoning behind that decision.