Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is a fair point. The Accounting Officer is referring to our discussion last week when other Departments, specifically the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, were mentioned. They sent us a substantial amount of information. While public private partnerships were mentioned specifically, they were not the only issue raised. At our previous meeting, we noted that this had occurred on several occasions. If members wish to raise specific issues with Accounting Officers, they should notify them to the secretariat some weeks in advance of the relevant meeting in order that the information can be provided by the Department or body in question in the briefing material it submits to the committee. This will allow for a more detailed discussion. It is inevitable, however, that unforeseen issues will arise on the day of the meetings.