John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

After his opening statement, I asked the Minister to comment on the remarks made today by Deputy Howlin. He said that he helped to design that Department and that the purpose of it was to be sanctioning authority. On a weekly or monthly basis, depending on how sensitive a project would be in terms of issues arising, the Minister would be informed. The Minister needs to clarify his position on that statement. Was somebody from his Department on the board?