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

Deputy Deasy will see from the correspondence that the Secretary General has stated clearly:

You will be aware from a letter to the chairman of the committee of public accounts that I have already stated that I wish to be helpful in terms of setting out the role of my Department in relation to general expenditure. If your view is that the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure Reform, and the Taoiseach is the most appropriate committee at which to do so, I am happy to attend your committee. I would be grateful if you could confirm that with the Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts and other committee Chairs as relevant.

If he is saying, Minister-----