John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Notwithstanding all of that, it is important that decisions taken by the committee be acted on in full, unless there is a legal issue such that it cannot be done in that way. If that is the case, when we make decisions, we should be told whether the general outline of the request is within the legal remit of the committee. I will talk to the acting clerk and the clerk to the committee in the next few days.