Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It would give a level of assurance. The researchers and the secretariat engage in a particular line of work and members might identify an issue not identified by them. There may be 20 suggested questions, as was often the case in terms of the banking inquiry, and the lead questioner, for example, Deputy Catherine Murphy, could deal with four, the second questioner could deal with three and so on. A member might have 20 questions to ask but he or she would have to ask the two or three questions allocated to him or her to ensure a level of consistency in terms of direction.