Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South-Central, Sinn Fein)
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Okay, but that relates to previous legislation. On this legislation, the Department has offered a legal basis for proceeding in one area and not proceeding in another one. We do not have the Attorney General's position but Mr. Smyth has offered a legal position on behalf of the Department, at least in some sort of interim way. In coming to that position, which he has articulated here, namely, that we have enough landing ground on an EU side on goods but not on services, did Mr. Smyth consider the advice provided by those two particular academics?