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

Finally, various pieces of information were requested by Deputy Fleming and others and I ask the contributors to ensure that they are sent to the committee clerk as soon as possible. I refer to information on employment numbers, various grades and so forth. Due to the fact that we are not completing our deliberations on special report No. 78, we will not dispose of it today. We have a scheduled meeting with the Higher Education Authority and the Department of Education and Skills and we can continue our examination of it at that meeting next Thursday.

The clerk has just reminded me that under the Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Compellability, Privileges and Immunities of Witnesses) Act we will be writing to the former president, who has been named extensively here today, regarding a right of reply.