Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I raise an issue that relates both to correspondence and the committee's work programme. Last night, members received from the Clerk to the Committee a copy of a letter sent to him by Ms Ramona Quinn, the parliamentary legal adviser, in which she refers to an earlier conversation regarding the proposed examination of Irish Water officials by the committee and notes that is envisaged that officials of Irish Water will be invited to attend a public meeting wherein managers will be examined. The letter then states that this is absolutely unlawful. Why has this issue arisen? I was not aware that representatives of Irish Water were due to appear before the committee.