Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 June 2014

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

10:15 am

Photo of John McGuinnessJohn McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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If one reads the letters from the Committee on Procedure and Privileges carefully, they are asking questions of us, including who we want to invite in and who the witnesses are. That would have to be considered before giving compelability because it is making a serious decision. On receipt of our reply, then the in-house senior counsel, which goes half way towards meeting what Deputy Deasy suggested, will look at it. Regardless of what happens, that response has to be made. The clerk will contact the clerk of that committee to see if we can arrange a meeting between the clerks and the committee Chairmen but I think-----