Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am not proposing anything. I am asking about the logistics in terms of the number of hours we will sit. Will we sit all day? It is important that we be inclusive, as the time period involved is relatively short.

I seek information on the logistics. While I obviously will defer to the other committee members, I think it should be intensive and over a short period. It should be perceived that the committee is doing a substantial body of work. Obviously, members have other issues to which they must attend but by the time the Department of Education and Skills appears before the committee, members should be getting down to the nitty-gritty. By that stage, they probably should have dispensed with some of the elements as being core and they then should be in a position to do the body of work on those issues that are up for discussion. Has consideration been given to how long the committee will sit on any one day? Second, as Deputy Donohoe noted, consideration should be given to the type of witnesses to appear before the committee. My inclination is it should be very intensive and over a short time.