Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I understand from the Order Paper that this motion refers to expenditure from January next year until the end of December 2007, which is of interest to every Member of the House and the public. While one cannot have a discussion on how these moneys are spent, it might be in order to have an arrangement whereby we could discuss the commission's programme or receive a report from the commission on what it intends to do next year. This expenditure will affect matters such as printing facilities for Members and a range of other initiatives being taken to improve the efficiency of the House.

This issue should be related to the package for Dáil reform, which the Government Whip has been talking about for some time, to make the business of the House more efficient and relevant. Is it proposed to have a presentation on the commission's general programme for the moneys that will be spent between January and December 2007 or will the House bypass the matter and have others write about it when Members might have direct inputs to make?

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