Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Could we see the contract in private session? It is hugely frustrating that in parliamentary questions and committee meetings two reasons are given. One is legal advice and the other is commercial sensitivity. We all have our individual definitions of commercial sensitivity. It seems to be the Department can procure whatever legal advice it is looking for. If I want legal advice to say the Department is able to tell me that, I am sure I can get a solicitor to give it to me because it is an arguable thing. It is very frustrating from our point of view. In our report of activity, which was published at the end of the year, Mr. Moran will no doubt have noted we made a recommendation on the establishment of a committee of inspection, which would have been similar. What is the Department's position on that recommendation?