Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My other question is one I raised with the witnesses at the earlier committee meeting. Professor Murphy mentioned it in his opening statement, which I am not sure Ms Perreault saw. It relates to former Members who, when they move to a lobbying firm, still have that access pass and have access to the so-called corridors of power where decisions are made. There are concerns about their ability to lobby in what they would consider an informal way in those corridors, while other lobbyists are left outside. Professor Murphy raised in his opening statement the question of whether that pass should be relinquished temporarily while a person works for a lobbying firm. I wrote to the Ceann Comhairle on this but have not received a response yet. What is Ms Perreault's view on that?