Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I can say I am very unlikely to be able to get copies of letters of expectation for the Senator or to publish them. The code of practice for the governance of State bodies provides, in the case of commercial State bodies, for a shareholder letter of expectation that outlines the terms of the relationship with the parent Department. The shareholder letter of expectation contains commercially sensitive information and, as such, it would not be appropriate for it to be made publicly available. Again, I am not aware of any similar precedent for another commercial State body. On this basis, I propose to reject the amendment because it would not be appropriate for the shareholder letter of expectation to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.