Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am aware of the pull factor in terms of them having other work. That is certainly the situation at the moment. It is with that in mind that I am asking the question. In terms of the oversight role of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, there is potentially a big grey area there, where the public purse and the commercial world meets. I understand that. That is the business they are in and that is why they are there. They have profit margins to meet and shareholders to satisfy. What I am asking is whether the Department will be on high alert when it is overseeing the signing of cheques by other Departments to ensure that the grey area, that area of contention or negotiation, is not abused.