John Paul Phelan (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 9:

In page 15, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following new paragraph:

"(b) the policies adopted by the Agency in implementing its functions,".

The amendment is self-explanatory. It seeks to expand the role of the Committee of Public Accounts in dealing with the authority and the chief executive officer of the authority, whereby the committee can question the policies adopted by the agency and how those policies are implemented. It is not beyond the bounds of comprehension that the Minister of State would seek to take the contents and the spirit of the amendment on board.