Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On a point of order, I am sorry I did not alert the Chair to this beforehand but can she clarify what we are allowed to ask about? The Committee of Public Accounts looks at the economy and efficiency of the board and the use of its resources. Any other committee is entitled to ask the chief executive to attend before it to account for the general administration of the board. Where do we draw the line? Clearly, there are a huge number of issues we will ask about which will certainly relate to the general administration of the board but which might also impinge on the economy and efficiency of Caranua. I hope the Chair will adopt a very broad approach in order that we can ask the questions we feel it necessary to ask regarding the accountability of the chief executive before the committee.