With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 and 12 together. I understand that the Commission did hold some discussions with the Advisory Committee on Beef and Veal on the relaxation of the import ban, but my Department was in no way involved. The Commission, prior to its recent decisions, had no obligation to, and did not in fact consult the Management Committee for Beef and Veal. Such decisions by the Commission may, however, be examined by the Council of Ministers and may be amended or rescinded by a qualified majority. The Commission's decisions to resume certain imports were examined by the Council last week, as I have indicated in my reply to another question today by Deputy James Gibbons.