Mr. Neil McDonnell:

I was referring to the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Unfortunately, there has not been two-way communication with those Departments. What we are saying to these Departments, and this is by way of observation rather than critique, is that it is very difficult for them to get it right unless they are listening to us. I am glad to say that last week the Department of the Taoiseach brought us in for some conversations about the way ahead, but the issue for us is that there is no standing, regular forum where we get to raise these issues.