Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome all that. I am not trying to catch Mr. Nolan out. I share something with the Chair. My issue is that what was brought forward was fine but, for me, it was not comprehensive. For TII to protect itself, dare I say it, its whole interaction with Government policies, it should state how that fits into the criteria and the individual weightings for every one of them, and it should state when they will change if they are going to change. If a capital plan comes out and certain projects are picked which do not fit in to what is in front of me when I get the updated version, then we will all have serious problems. We have had enough of that. There cannot be backfilling. This protects TII also. Everyone is open to pressure. That is what I am trying to adhere to and provide here. I accept everything the witnesses are saying. I understand all the Government policies; I would say I created half of them in previous lives.