Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

I wish to ask the Minister a practical question. With regard to all these functions that require the consent of the other Minister, how will that work in practice? Presumably, the Minister will have to have a paper trail every time he wishes to exercise a function under this legislation, which requires the consent of the Minister for Finance. Will it be a case of letters or e-mails being sent back and forth between ministerial offices? Presumably it cannot be a verbal consent. Can the Minister give us details of how it will work in practice?

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