John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have discussed matters with the clerk who has been deciding how matters will proceed. We are required to gather a lot of information, not just on the business cases made but also other information which the Deputy has detailed from each Department. That information has been requested. As we have the business cases, members will then have all of the other information requested from the Accounting Officers. The clerk is putting together the list of Accounting Officers and the dates that might suit to meet them. It is not an easy task and the same date will not suit everyone. That work is under way. Between now and 11 October when the Minister will come before the committee, we will have gathered a significant amount of information which members will receive. It will then just be a matter of detailing when each Accounting Officer will appear before the committee.