Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am out of time, but want to make a final point. If you look at best practice and at the countries, like Italy, where co-operatives really thrive, you will see that thrive because of the legislative supports that are in place. It would seem to be a missed opportunity if we do not use the proposed Bill to put similar legislative supports in place in respect of issues like succession and that reflect laws like the Basevi Law and the Marcora Law which provide specific supports to enable co-operatives to not just survive but thrive in more challenging economic circumstances.