Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I and the committee took the view it is a matter of good corporate governance. If there was never a statutory date, just because there is no statutory obligation to do something is not a reason for not doing it. Good corporate governance should dictate that the accounts would be submitted in a timely manner. That is all we are trying to achieve here. There might not be a statutory backup to the good corporate governance that we are trying to achieve but it is good that we should try to do that. Deputy Cullinane highlighted the point, which we will take up.