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

We are going to go into private session in order to allow Mr. Tom Malone to present some of the options.

On Deputy Eamon Ryan's suggestion about the Secretaries General, I acknowledge we have power to order our own business as a committee. Traditionally, Ministers have appeared before committees and outlined the position of the Government and the Secretaries General, officials or others might have dealt with the finer points of implementation or policy thereafter. There could be some resistance involving the Secretaries General before the Ministers' appearance next week. Does it matter?