Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 15 November 2018

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

9:00 am

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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We do not want them saying that a particular issue relates to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. We need somebody from that Department here on that day. That person does not need to be here for the entire meeting. I suggest to assist the witnesses that we will hold off discussing anything relating to rent supplement, housing and HAP until the 2.30 session. It is not possible to clear all that in the morning session. We will be here well into the afternoon. There is no point in having Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government officials sitting there from 10 a.m. I am trying to facilitate witnesses, rather than-----