Colm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Chairman makes a very solid proposal and there are obvious and tangible benefits to bringing the chairmen of the committees together to enable a broader discussion to take place. I was present yesterday when the Taoiseach made his remarks on the fundamental issue of cost implications across all Private Members' legislation coming through in terms of departmental budgets in any given year and how it would be addressed. I heard him make the same statements with figures mentioned by the Chairman. Something needs to be done on this and it is probably is a greater issue than just our own committee. The Chairman has outlined a very concrete set of steps and I fully support him in the process he outlined.