David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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As Deputy O'Reilly pointed out, the authorised officers have a lot of authority and power. Several review and appeals mechanisms are involved. Those who are impacted have 21 days in which to lodge an appeal, for instance. There is a specialised external appeals panel and an internal review by a senior officer in the Department. Are there time limits on how long the reviewers and panels can work? If there is a grey area and a restriction is placed on an export such that it takes forever for the review or appeal to take place, the exporter will be out of pocket, to say the least, or may lose business. He or she may be quite legitimately involved in business. Where we are giving powers to authorised officers and so on, are there any constraints on, or limitations to, how long it takes for the appeals panels and internal and external reviewers to carry out their work?