Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is important that we have a sense of that. The Minister has outlined her intention to bring forward primary legislation, but a bit like the general data protection regulation, GDPR, ultimately until primary legislation is needed and after that point, the regulation stands. It is legally enforceable and has direct legal effect. That is important. It will be in 2026. I thank the Minister for that information.

On the point I made earlier, was consideration given to adopting some of the proposals or was it always the approach that Ireland would opt into every one? Are any other member states likely to opt into some and not others?