Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have two questions for the Minister of State. First, under this subsection the Minister can request the agency to do something. As such, he or she would not be issuing a direction or an order in terms of the legal standing of the request. Would we be made aware of such a request being made or would this form part of the normal communication between a Minister and the agency and will it be placed on the public record in any way?

Second, I do not have any difficulty with a Minister requesting the agency to provide project management services per se. However, when it comes to the sale of an asset, be that the designated body or part of it, what role will this House have on the substantive issue of the question of disposal?

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