Brian Hayes (Fine Gael)

There is a level of agreement here. The only difference between the Minister of State and myself is that I thought it would be more useful if this were specified in section 24(2) in the same way that subsection (1) specifies that before a direction is given to pay costs the commission must be satisfied that the legal costs were necessarily incurred and the level and amount of those costs are reasonable. We are suggesting that a level of co-operation with the commission should also be necessary before the consideration is made. However, if the Minister of State is telling me that section 24(3)(e) has the same effect as my amendments I accept his word on that. It is important to state that people should co-operate fully and completely with the work of a commission to ensure that a matter of public concern is resolved as soon as possible.