Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am disappointed by the correspondence received, as I believe is the committee. I generally thought our remit would have been expanded, if anything, considering what we are. This committee is about the public interest, and if we are limited in this regard, we will just be here to take petitions. There will not be much teeth to the committee or work to be done. If we are about the public and its interest, we must be able to work on public policy. Otherwise, we will just be sitting here doing petitions. I do not see that as being of any benefit at all to the public in general.