Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

No. We may be finished with the questions. I am not finished. I will be upfront about this. The Chairman was probably just about to read the statement that we have now concluded our consideration of the Estimates. Until I receive the information, I am not happy to conclude this process. I will have no problem if I get the information this Thursday or Friday, or even next Monday or Tuesday, with coming back for a minute to conclude the business. However, in respect of a large bulk of the questions I asked, the information is said to be on its way. When I receive it, I will be happy to say we have completed our consideration. I am not happy to sign off on this in advance of receiving the information because so much of what I have asked has yet to come to me. I would not need the Minister to come back. However, if there is a routine meeting next week, the Committee can - just for five minutes before the routine meeting - sign off on this then, without having to trouble the Minister.