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

That concludes the consideration of the work programme. We will continue with the practice of trying to schedule matters well ahead of people coming before us because it allows the secretariat to be able to line up people. Sometimes witnesses say they are not available or it does not suit them. Body A might not be able to come in on a certain day but we could move to body B. It is useful to try to plan a bit of a distance out. I will speak to the new clerk about that and trying to get those kinds of procedures in place. We want to ensure we deal with what the committee members want, along with dealing with the reports that might be scheduled throughout the autumn.