Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The amendment and the section deal specifically with the appearance of the chief executive before the Committee of Public Accounts. They would not restrict any other comment a chief executive might have to make. As a former Vice Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts, it is important that we do not do anything that would impinge on its work. In the main it should be down to questions to any regulator about financial management. I have a question for the Minister or his officials in that context. Are they aware of any other regulator or Accounting Officer who do not have these provisions in legislation governing his or her appearance before the Committee of Public Accounts?