Colm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My level of cynicism on it would be that all the Senator's suggestion would achieve is that certain larger member states would have to eventually show their hand to very conveniently sit behind, as Dr. Visoka quite correctly mentioned, the smaller member states when they would use their veto. It suits them.

I thank Dr. Visoka for a very interesting second contribution to the meeting on the sheer complexity of all the moving and interlocking parts. The fact that if one thing moves in a particular way, it has a three-domino knock-on, which creates its own problems in another area was really brought home to us by so much of the information he gave us. I look forward to us having further engagement on it. I thank the members of the committee for all their contributions.