Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy is completely misconstruing my position and I have to wonder what his motivation is in doing so. Why is he continuing to turn his focus and attention on me? We are trying to solve a serious problem that our society is facing. I have been very clear on what we have been trying to do. I ask the Deputy not to pretend that if I had said to the committee that I was not ready, he would not have attacked me for not coming here. The reports were ready and I brought them to the Cabinet. I published them immediately and came to the committee. The miscategorisation error requires further work, which is ongoing. I want to come to the committee with a complete picture. The Deputy has gone to various local authorities and spoken to different people. He has made speculative assumptions and included piecemeal things. He has been attempting to undermine what is going on. As the Minister in the Department, I have a responsibility to bring factual information to the committee. If I am to be able to do so, I must have all of the information. When I have the complete picture, I will not hesitate to provide the information for the committee.