Ms Emily O'Reilly:

We can get involved in an issue if it has some link to the European administration. That is why we do not get too involved specifically in member state issues because usually they are issues that are being dealt with at member state level. However, where there is a link, we can get involved. While I am not terribly familiar with this, I imagine the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union must kick in to this somehow. Perhaps that is worth exploring because there are obviously built-in protections there in relation to the sort of matters the Deputy is dealing with. Regarding the ECJ, sometimes the better path to go is directly to the European Court of Justice because of the particular matters at issue, and certainly if they are not purely administrative. I apologise that this is a bit vague.