Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

For example, the Fabric (Misdescriptions) Act 1913 has been superseded by an EU directive. It is important that the Minister of State presses ahead with this work. Secondary legislation and directives are increasingly governing our lives. They tend to come in large tranches, much more than we wish. Not alone will the Minister of State be dealing with Acts from the 13th century and the Princess Sophia's Precedence Act, but he will be dealing with the EU directives with their attendant euro-jargonese, which is difficult to penetrate. Codification of EU directives will also be needed. The Minister of State has outlined a platform of work and I urge him to press ahead with it.