Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister and his officials and thank them for their presentations. I wish to apologise on behalf of my party colleague, Deputy Ó Caoláin, who is just about to take part in Leaders' Questions in the Dáil Chamber. The Minister stated that he intends that a draft will be circulated to the Cabinet before Christmas. Is there any possibility that it will also be circulated to the Opposition and does that mean that the terms of reference will not be published until after Christmas?

I welcome the fact that the Minister has said that he intends to be as inclusive as possible and urge him to ensure that nobody is left out. I also welcome his comments regarding learning from previous experience. It is so important that we get this right and that the process is very inclusive.