Paschal Donohoe (Fine Gael)

I will withdraw the amendment. From what the Minister of State said, it appears parts of the provision are compliant with the EU directive in terms of the suggested time limit for the provision of a service of last resort. If there are elements that are inconsistent with the directive, we will consider them as the legislation passes through the Dáil.

The intention behind my amendment is good, that is, to ensure the authority will be primarily a regulator and that if it needs to step in as a provider of last resort, it will do so in exceptional circumstances for a very carefully determined duration. The great strength of the DTA will be to deal with the various interests and it would be very unfortunate if it were to end up as one of those interests.