Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will allow the Minister to continue but I need to make a point. We will have another one of these meetings with the Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform at 4.30 p.m. I know that the members of the select committee other than myself will not be at that meeting but I must adhere to a schedule to ensure that I conclude this meeting in time for the next meeting. We have agreed a programme for this meeting and I am trying to facilitate members. I know the consultancy issue is current at the moment in that it is very fashionable, but there is a consultancy subhead under every heading. If this is the way we are going to proceed, we will be here all afternoon.