Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy McAuliffe. I thank Mr. McCabe and all the representatives for their presentations. Can the witnesses give us some background on how the previous Oireachtas committee dealt with the proposal for this framework? I ask this question specifically because of the proposal that will be made by Deputies Ó Broin and Cian O'Callaghan to have the committee engage in pre-legislative scrutiny before the framework would proceed to the Dáil or the Seanad. Has this suggestion ever come up previously? Was there ever a request for it previously? Either way, what will be the impact of that, if any, with regard to progressing the framework? I would appreciate the witnesses' feedback and advice on that.