Mr. Conor O'Neill:

To address those two points quickly, on the first element, absolutely, we would be doing a disservice. If a case is taken, a half-measure would, not only as Mr. Liston has set out be a failure to fulfil our obligations under customary international law, but it would be a massive political misstep. It would be the mother of all missed opportunities, especially because the political consensus is here on this, so legally we should not miss that point.

On the fact that the labelling requirements did not require a case, that is it exactly. There is a good analysis piece by Tony Connelly on RTÉ about how this is being received in Brussels. If the legislation passes, we would welcome a challenge but there is a very good chance that the European Commission will not take such a challenge because the balance of evidence is in our favour. The Commission knows this is something it can deal with by acting itself rather than seeking to get Ireland to repeal the law.