Joe O'Toole (Independent)

Effectively, he would be saying "I told you so" to people in that this is an example of an issue which will create problems, is a disincentive to Government policy and to European policy and we have, within our grasp, the opportunity of dealing with the problem in a way which meets everybody's requirements. It is a cross-party position. Everybody would agree with it. We all agree the merits of the recommendation; let us put that aside for the moment. We are now talking about the way we do it. The Minister has conceded the point in terms of what he would like to do. I urge him just to do it.