Colm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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There is some confusion on my part on the Fianna Fáil position. I cannot understand why it could be so opposed to the establishment of such a committee while pointing out at the same time that it has no problem if it is established by the group itself. It seems to me that there is a contradiction. If there is no reason to have the committee, why is it fine if, after the appointments commission is established, it establishes one itself? Deputy Chambers said in his contribution that the commission would have the right to establish a relevant committee and therefore could do it. There is no problem he has with the commission establishing committees.