Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We have already contacted the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection about appearing before us as early as possible after the Comptroller and Auditor General issues his annual report. It is a large Department, but obviously the issue in question will arise. The budget is in the middle of October, which will be the Department's busiest couple of weeks of the year in terms of social protection issues. It will appear before us as soon as is practicable after the budget. We have been in contact and now have a date for that meeting, namely, 7 November. That is just seven weeks away.