Is the Minister satisfied that An Bord Glas will be able to function as described by his party and in accordance with the hopes expressed, with no encumbrance under the directives proposed on the completion of the internal market?

I am quite satisfied that An Bord Glas will be able to so operate. I think that the high hopes for An Bord Glas will be realised in quite a short time.

Let me rephrase my question slightly. Is the Minister satisfied that An Bord Glas as a State company will not be in violation of some company directives and will not be liable possibly to be sued for breach of competition rules if the different directives I have referred to are passed into Irish law?

That is a separate question. I do not want to dodge it, but it is a distinct and separate question from the one put down by Deputy Mac Giolla. I will have the matter looked into and will discuss it further with the Deputy.