John Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In response to a question by Deputy Michael McGrath, Professor Farrell said committees should be representative of party or grouping strength, but added that it was unfortunate that the Government would always have a majority. If a committee is to be representative of the strengths of groups and the Government is a majority Government, as a matter of course the Government will always have a majority.