Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

No, I am sorry I did not have an opportunity to address that issue. The latest date by which the quota of 40% of candidates being women must be reached is 2020. That is a reasonable period for political parties to prepare properly to reach in an ambitious and pragmatic way the participation level by both sexes we want to reach in elections. For the next election the gender quota is 30% and for the subsequent election, 40%.