Mr. Doncha O'Sullivan:

I am conscious the committee is working to a timetable and I will not take much time. I wish to record our appreciation for the opportunity to sit in on this interesting debate. We look forward to the committee's report. It continues a process of debate and consultation we have had with everybody on this call which has been productive and will continue as we continue to draft the Bill.

A wide range of issues were raised, some of quite a technical nature. We have a list of them here. If it would assist the committee, we would be happy to send a short note, which we will copy to the other participants, picking up on a few of the less technical points about particular sections, such as what accountability means or the point just made about the role of the different bodies in the strategic plan. That might be of assistance, notwithstanding that we accept there are important policy issues the committee has to consider in its own right. We would be happy to do that shortly.