Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

If the Department does not put it on a statutory footing, it is to a certain extent taking the power away from the committee that is, de facto, there at present because no one would dream of doing without it. The Minister can baldly make a decision on it - it is being suggested the Taoiseach can make a statement and a decision, and good luck to him - and there is no mention of any consultation with anyone.