Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to ask Mr. Honohan about one or two things he said. Regarding the transposition into Irish law of the directive back in 1993, that would have come before the committee dealing with European affairs and would have been subject to a fair amount of scrutiny. There were several lawyers on the committee at that time, including senior counsel, and it would have been scrutinised. There was a transition in terms of representation there and maybe there was a bit of an overlap. Ordinarily, though, that proposed transposition would have been fairly carefully scrutinised and it would have resulted in scenarios being presented to the members of the committee by a representative duly appointed at the time. These would have involved showing it had a direct impact on the interests of Ireland or that it did not.