Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I assure the Senator that we are not sitting back and waiting. We are very actively involved in the process at EU level. It would be silly for us to proceed on our own and isolate ourselves from this process by bringing in legislation. I do not think it will take that long. Things are certainly moving a lot quicker in this space, Commission-wise, than even I was aware of before taking up my role. That is the predominant thing. I certainly welcome the spirit of the amendment. Even if we were to address these issues, however, I still want to give the EU process space. I assure the Senator that we are actively involved in that space. I am more than happy to come back to the House at any stage early in the new year to update it on that process.