Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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I thank the Senator for her positive comments on our event today, which I believe was very worthwhile. We absolutely have a lot of work to do. We have an implementation advisory group that looks at all the EU cases currently before us. We are working very hard on that transposition target. We did achieve it before, which gives me hope that we have the capacity to do so again, but it takes a lot of work. That is why we are planning very strongly and working with our EU counterparts as we engage in that process. It is a big challenge but I hope we can get there. It is in all of our interests to get there because, as I have said, we hope to be high on the table when the new publication is revealed, showing that we are a state that is very compliant and efficient in getting its work done. It would be remiss of me not to say how we, as a country, prioritise the rule of law, democratic values and transparent media as we go around many of our General Affairs Council meetings. We have to ensure that we comply with those fundamental principles of the EU ourselves.