Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The option is open to us and we can make that decision ourselves. For the purpose of this meeting, however, the Secretary General can assist us in scrutinising and assessing a particular issue in depth. It is up to us to take that initiative and organise it here with the help of the Department when we need it. The proposals will come down to us anyway as soon as they are ready to be discussed here.