There is every reason to believe that with the goodwill of all in the industry, the interim measures being introduced by the Commission for Energy Regulation will provide a satisfactory solution until such time as the regulation of the industry is placed on a permanent statutory footing through the forthcoming legislation. For all those reasons, the Bill before the House is untimely and I am not in favour of accepting it. However, I thank the Members who brought it forward so that I could put on record my views and those of my Department.