Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

No, I have not. In respect of that particular area of responsibility, I have been concentrating on the Bill that is before the Seanad at present. Obviously annual reports that are received from the commission are considered in due course in the context of any future legislation or consolidation of legislation that may be required in future or given consideration at that stage. I have not moved beyond the fact that the report arrived last week. It was published before being laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas, which was unfortunate. While I will take up that issue with the commission at an official level, the report will be considered in due course, as are other reports.

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