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

Let me be clear. The report we are considering is a draft report. There are significant amendments to it. Regardless of its contents, the important word is "draft". There are amendments that we have to consider. The first decision that has to be made is when we will consider them and the report to complete it. A select committee cannot make its decision based on these five points unless it has the report. For example, we could make a decision to consider the report in full next Tuesday or any other day this week. It would be whenever the members decided. Once that was done, we could proceed with finalising the report. The select committee needs that report to make its decision. From a procedural point of view, that is the way forward. If members agree, we could begin the process of completing the analysis that the Minister referenced while that work was being done. As such, it would not hold up the process. It would allow us to get into perfecting the report for the select committee. That is the only decision that we have to make. There is no final report - it is a draft report, which can be changed by anyone on the committee and agreed by us all. We still have to make that report. Otherwise, the select committee cannot make its decision. As such, can we decide on a date for consideration of the report and the amendments? That is all we can decide. Do members wish to do it this week or next week? I would not mind sitting any day of this week, next week or the week after if it helped to get this matter sorted.