Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to make a brief comment and ask Mr. Barrett a question. He spoke about bringing this issue to this committee. This reinforces the importance of the Committee on Public Petitions. Where members of the public run into repeated barriers or difficulties with State bodies, local authorities or whatever the case may be, there is an avenue for them to bring petitions before the committee.

Given the nature of this and given the protracted timeframe involved, has Mr. Barrett ever tried to calculate the financial cost to him or the cost in terms of time he has put in to get this issue to the Committee on Public Petitions today? I understand that it also came before the Committee on Public Petitions in the last Dáil.