Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the Deputy's comprehensive answer. I have a rake of questions but I am happy to come back in, other than to leave it on this point. Deputy McGuinness said that the stories about his own time as a Minister of State have been in the media since April, so I imagine he has been doing quite an amount of research to check his time in office and to check that he has all his facts and figures lined up. I find it somewhat surprising that he does not have the details of the London trip but perhaps during the meeting they might come to him. There are three occasions the Deputy was able to volunteer to the committee that he travelled abroad with his spouse, paid for by the taxpayer. He has been able to tell the committee the details of two. It would be very helpful if we could have the details here at this committee rather than this trundling on.