Dara Murphy (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I think we are good for time in any event. I wish to return to the process itself and pose another tiny question.

To tease out the matter, in March the Commission will publish the in-depth country reviews and then through the summer in May and June it will propose country-specific recommendations. Shortly after that Ministers will discuss them and then leaders will endorse them. The in-depth reviews will be published publicly. Will the country-specific recommendations be published before they get to be discussed in a closed room by Ministers? It would be interesting to know that from the point of view of accountability. I can see why the doors would be closed on discussions between the time the Ministers discuss matters and EU leaders endorse them. It is quite a protracted annual process and then, in European style, the final bit seems to be very tight.

The Irish in the Commission are, broadly speaking, part of the civil service wing. Are there sufficient Irish people working in the Commission and trying to be part of the European civil service? I see Ms Day shaking her head and therefore assume she will say no. How could we encourage young people who are extremely talented to get involved? It is fair to say that the Irish do very well in large organisations around the world. How could we get the message across that we need more Irish people in the Commission?