Paddy Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate the Acting Chairman on his elevation. I would like to be associated also with the congratulations to Senator Bacik, which are well deserved.

Senator McDowell raised an important issue in respect of the scrutinising of European legislation and directives, although I do not necessarily agree with everything he said. We are good at scrutinising some laws but the Senator said we have ridden on the coat tails of the British for many years and the fact that they will be out of the EU now poses very serious difficulties for us.