Professor Graham Butler:

The Senator's second question was on the legal exposure of Ireland. With respect, that would be political retaliation making use of legal instruments and therefore, given the political considerations, I am not willing to comment further.

On the precedent for other member states, the Senator is onto something. By putting forward the general scheme of the Bill, assuming the Bill will be proposed in either the Dáil or Seanad, at least the State is putting forward a credible position of what it seeks to do. The precedent would not necessarily be followed by other EU member states, but the EU may choose to exercise its competence in external trade and it will depend on whether the Oireachtas decides on the Bill and whether it is commenced. This will all be done in parallel with other ongoing diplomatic initiatives at EU level. In the sense that it serves as a tool in trying to achieve the policy outcome, there could be something there.

Will the Senator remind me of her third question, please?