Mr. Raymond O'Rourke:

I am not sure whether the CAI should be asked about the Department and whether we know about the issue but I take the Deputy’s point. As the Deputy will have seen from our presentation, we are concerned about the whole process because it references that it is via ministerial regulations. The proof is in the pudding so we do not know. The transposition of the directive is correct. They follow all the lines. There is an emphasis that the body and the entity should be a consumer organisation of long standing, etc. but I reiterate that the proof is in the pudding. We have not seen the ministerial regulations or, as the Deputy said, the format of the application form or how to go about it and we do not know whether they are going to decide quickly, or whatever. We are at a bit of a loss on that.