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- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: I will let the Senator in again.
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: Okay. Just one line.
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: At this stage Senator, I am sorry but-----
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: No, you can come back in. I will give you an opportunity. I am calling now-----
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: Sorry, but I am the Chair.
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: I am asking the floor. We are very respecting of time.
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: There is a private session also. I request two minutes from each person please. That has to include the answer.
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: Yes.
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: The document the Senator received is an indication. It is up to the committee to decide. We had people coming in who are not members of the committee. We had to give them their time and be fair-----
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: -----in respect of the Senators' questions. They were here right through and I felt they should be allotted the full time as well. That is why we overran but it is only-----
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: I am fully aware of that.
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: The document we get is an indication. If we had fewer numbers, we could be going at 2.15 p.m. It often has reversed as we-----
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: I will ask the floor now. Do members agree to two minutes for everybody and we can-----
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: Okay, it is four, so it will be roughly ten minutes.
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: I thank the Deputy, I now call on Deputy Hayes.
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: Did Deputy Gogarty indicate that he wishes to speak?
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: I am sorry, I have to wrap up. I thank the witnesses for their honesty, openness and compassion. As they can see, there are still a lot of questions. The word "rushed" might be a fair statement. There is a need for further dialogue. I hope the witnesses will take that out of the room with them. I will allow Mr. Forde to reply. I reiterate how appreciative we are of how frank they were...
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: I think we are on the same page, with all due respect, in that we feel it is being rushed. It is huge legislation. There are so many factors from what Mr. Verdon started off with right around the table. Will the witnesses take that on board and bring it back to the relevant authorities? I am sure there will be further engagement. We will now go into private session.
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: I thank Mr. Forde. We will now have questions and comments from members. As agreed at our first meeting, as Deputy Paul Donnelly from Sinn Féin is not here, I call Senator Conor Murphy to take his place and then we will go straight back into it. Senator Mary Fitzpatrick will be second.
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Brennan: I welcome Senator Patricia Stephenson to the committee.