Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That was helpful in communicating our message. It is important that we, collectively, communicate our message and get it across. As the Senator will know from that engagement, the Commissioner was clear, based on the report he received from the committee, as he was with me, that there is no possibility of reopening and renegotiating an amendment to the derogation at this point in time. That means we have to work within the remit of the derogation we have. The Commissioner made clear to the committee and to me that, based on data and robust scientific evidence, there may be some capacity for minor amendments to the map.