Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Members are unanimous in their view that there is a role for the committee. There was a legitimate expectation in our interaction with the working group of committee Chairmen that its role would be expanded, that it would not seek to duplicate the work of other committees but would work to complement it. If an issue of public policy arose at this committee, for instance, it was to liaise with the sectoral committee and seek to have a workflow that would not necessarily be facilitated in the sectoral committee because of the sheer volume of work being done by it. We are all members of other committees. I do not understand why the sub-committee on Dáil reform came to the conclusion that it did, but we have agreed that we will write to it and seek to engage further with it. As has been said, there is a legitimate role for the committee. This is the first line of contact for people if they wish to raise an issue and see it elevated within the the Houses of the Oireachtas.