Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 30 January 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence
General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion
Mr. Cathal Duffy:
I thank the Deputy. The first thing to point out is there is provision in the scheme for the body to produce an annual report which is, I think, laid before the Houses. That may address some of that. On the provisions for attending the PAC or this committee or obliging the chair to attend, that is something we could probably consider and take into account in terms of making a specific provision for it. Whether it necessarily needs to be provided for in legislation, I am not sure but obviously any chair of the body would be happy to attend the committee.