Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Yes. Suppose there was an agreement for the supply of services and no mention of the nature of the services, and Mr. Smyth says that Ireland is not in a position to say "No" to the supply of the service that it could say "No" to from Luxembourg, Holland or France because this is an EU competence under a general power under the treaties. Does that not strike Mr. Smyth as extremely contrived and highly unlikely?