Mr. Robert Watt:

They are dragging on. We do not want to be involved. We would prefer to do other things. It is very time-consuming. We spent 16 months negotiating with the consultants. We are not negotiating with ourselves - we are negotiating with the other party. It is ultimately a political decision whether the Government or Members of the Oireachtas are willing to go ahead and push ahead without unanimity or consensus. I have a funny feeling we would be on our own if there was conflict and on our own defending it.