David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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It is nice to see Ms Breathnach again and I thank Mr. Hogan and Mr. Byrne for being here. I congratulate them on the work they have done on this. As they said, it is quite complex. It is very technical. We have to get our heads around it. The submissions we have received from the various interest groups have been positive in the main. One issue has come up in head 5 and that is to do with the €600 statutory cap. I am always a bit nervous about locking caps into primary legislation. Previously, when I was involved with other legislation, what I tried to do and did successfully in some cases, was to give the Minister the power to change that by statutory instrument. I am not sure if that is possible here. Is it something the Department has considered?