Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

With regard to amendments Nos. 42 and 43, I welcome the fact that the Minister has recognised that if we are to live in an open democracy, with more work transacted at committee level, then we cannot stand over a situation in which people are limited in their input at committee. As such, if the chief executive officer of any organisation is asked to appear before a committee, there should be no limits or barriers on what he or she may want to enter into in terms of debate. I welcome the amendments.

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