Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Sinn Fein)
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Towards the end of Mr. O'Leary's presentation, he focused on the producer organisations. If I am missing something, I ask him to correct me. What I am taking from the presentation and the responses today is that the commission obviously operates under European and Irish law and implements it as an authority. The terms of reference - the framework the commission has been given as an authority - are not fit for the purpose of addressing the range of issues that have led to the crisis, which has been long coming. Am I correct that Mr. O'Leary would acknowledge that his authority, with its current legal framework, is not appropriate for addressing the range of issues we face and that there is, therefore, a need to consider a new dedicated regulator for the sector? Is that a fair assessment?