Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. There is a vote in the Dáil. I will make just one quick comment to the Minister of State. Departments and statutory agencies often have a habit of having the usual consultees on the development of Green Papers or White Papers. We do not respect corporate knowledge enough. I would love to see people who may have left the Department and the Defence Forces and those who have served overseas get the opportunity to contribute. One thing we are very bad at is recognising corporate knowledge and its importance. Deputy Ó Snodaigh referred to this matter as well.

We have a select committee meeting on Estimates immediately-----