Mr. Denis Sheridan:

It issued the Irish Government with an infringement notice and it believes there are, primarily, a number of breaches of the directive that must be rectified within the legislation. It points in particular to Articles 10.1, 11.2 and 11.3 of the directive, dealing with how the directive was applied within Ireland with regard to disputes and so on. It has given the Government two months not only to respond but to take the measures to rectify the matter. That it is what has been done and what the Commission has stated to the Irish Government. The Irish Government continues to put out the line that it is fit for purpose but that is the position of the EU at present. The Government has two months to respond formally with what measures it will take to rectify the breaches in the legislation.